Grammatical class

Noun

carie

(dentistry) decay (uncountable), cavity (countable) (process or result of bone or teeth being gradually decomposed)

Details

Syllables

ca-rie

Phonetics

ka.ʁi

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

36145

Freq. (movies)

30127

Freq. (news)

114026

Sentences

Yanni avait une carie.

Yanni had a cavity.

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Je pense que j'ai une carie.

I think I have a cavity.

A1

Les premiers agriculteurs présentent souvent des modèles de carie dentaire similaires à ceux des hommes modernes.

Early agriculturalists often show similar patterns of tooth decay to modern people.

C1