Grammatical class
Noun
grain
grain
Details
Syllables
grain
Phonetics
gʁɛ̃
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
2202
Freq. (movies)
3616
Freq. (news)
8721
Sentences
Tu as un grain ?
Are you out of your mind?
A1
Ce mec a un grain !
That guy has a screw loose!
A1
Tel grain, tel pain.
Like the grain, do the bread.
A1
Peux-tu mettre ton grain de sel ?
Can you chip in?
A1
Il est parfois bon d'avoir un grain de folie.
Sometimes it's a good thing to have a touch of madness.
A2
Le seigle était appelé le grain de la pauvreté.
Rye was called the grain of poverty.
A2
Même une poule aveugle trouve parfois un grain.
Even a blind chicken sometimes finds a grain of corn.
B1
On doit séparer le bon grain de l'ivraie.
The chaff must be removed from the good wheat.
B2
Il n'y a point de génie sans un grain de folie.
There is no great genius without some touch of madness.
B2