Grammatical class

Noun

mâchoire

jaw; jawbone

Details

Syllables

mâ-choi-re

Phonetics

ma.ʃwaʁ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

4596

Freq. (movies)

5105

Freq. (news)

18333

Sentences

J'ai mal à la mâchoire.

My jaw is sore.

A1

Sa mâchoire est tombée.

Her mouth fell open.

A1

Il a la mâchoire carrée.

He has a square jaw.

A1

Il reçut un terrible coup de poing de son adversaire à la mâchoire.

He received a tremendous punch on the jaw from his opponent.

A1

Je l'ai frappé à la mâchoire.

I punched his jaw.

A2

Tu m'as presque brisé la mâchoire.

You nearly broke my jaw.

A2

Sa mâchoire en est tombée.

It made her jaw drop.

B1

Il a une fossette au menton et une mâchoire carrée.

He has a cleft chin and a square jaw.

B2

Ces ombres apparurent en quelque sorte comme un dinosaure géant, au long cou et à la mâchoire très grosse, sans dents.

Those shadows appeared in a way like giant dinosaurs, with a long neck and a very big jaw without teeth.

C2