Grammatical class
Noun
chêne
oak (tree), oak tree
Details
Syllables
chê-ne
Phonetics
ʃɛn
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
3225
Freq. (movies)
7087
Freq. (news)
13386
Sentences
La fable du chêne et du roseau
The fable of the oak and the reed
Du chêne
(some) oak
C'est un chêne.
It's an oak tree.
Ce chêne est très vieux.
This oak tree is very old.
La table est faite en chêne.
The table is made from oak.
Un vieux chêne grince dans la tempête.
An old oak is groaning in the storm.
Ils se sont mis à l'abri sous un chêne.
They took shelter under an oak tree.
Le vieux est bien portant et fort comme un chêne.
The old fellow is as healthy and as strong as an oak.
L'éclair a fendu le chêne.
The thunderbolt split the oak.
L'arbre que tu as vu était un chêne.
The tree you saw was an oak tree.
Le couple a gravé ses initiales sur le chêne.
The couple carved their initials into the oak tree.
Tom a gravé ses initiales dans le grand chêne devant l'école.
Tom carved his initials on the large oak tree in front of the school.