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

A1

Du chêne

(some) oak

A1

C'est un chêne.

It's an oak tree.

A1

Ce chêne est très vieux.

This oak tree is very old.

A1

La table est faite en chêne.

The table is made from oak.

A1

Un vieux chêne grince dans la tempête.

An old oak is groaning in the storm.

A1

Ils se sont mis à l'abri sous un chêne.

They took shelter under an oak tree.

A2

Le vieux est bien portant et fort comme un chêne.

The old fellow is as healthy and as strong as an oak.

A2

L'éclair a fendu le chêne.

The thunderbolt split the oak.

B1

L'arbre que tu as vu était un chêne.

The tree you saw was an oak tree.

B1

Le couple a gravé ses initiales sur le chêne.

The couple carved their initials into the oak tree.

B1

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.

B1