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