Grammatical class

Noun

fermier

farmer

Details

Syllables

fer-mier

Phonetics

fɛʁ.mje

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

8210

Freq. (movies)

6758

Freq. (news)

18626

Sentences

Je suis fermier.

I'm a farmer.

A1

Je voulais être fermier.

I wanted to be a farmer.

A1

Ziri est devenu fermier.

Ziri became a farmer.

A1

Mais le fermier lui sourit.

But the farmer was smiling at him.

A1

Tom n'est pas un très bon fermier.

Tom isn't a very good farmer.

A2

Le vieux fermier ne l'a pas beaucoup payé.

The old farmer did not pay him much money.

A2

Tom était fermier.

Tom was a farmer.

B1

Elle ouvrit la porte et invita le jeune fermier à entrer.

She opened the door and invited the young farmer in.

B1

Le fermier ne pouvait laisser aucune richesse à ses fils.

The farmer could leave no wealth to his sons.

B1

Tom était fermier, mais rêvait de faire carrière dans la publicité.

Tom was a farmer, but dreamed of a career in advertising.

B1

Le fermier ensemença le champ de blé.

The farmer seeded the field with wheat.

B2

Marie, quoique fille d'un simple fermier, a des manières qui trahissent une éducation distinguée.

Mary, even though the daughter of a mere farmer, has manners that betray a distinguished upbringing.

C2