Grammatical class
Noun
doyen
(religion, education) dean
Details
Syllables
doyen
Phonetics
dwa.jɛ̃
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
7917
Freq. (movies)
8758
Freq. (news)
11939
Sentences
Tu es le doyen.
You're the oldest.
A1
Incroyable, l'un des étudiants s'est levé et a montré ses fesses au doyen en plein milieu de son discours.
Incredibly, one of the students stood up and mooned the dean right in the middle of his speech.
A1
Le doyen a serré la main de chacun des étudiants diplômés.
The dean shook hands with each of the graduating students.
B1