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.
Sa mâchoire est tombée.
Her mouth fell open.
Il a la mâchoire carrée.
He has a square jaw.
Il reçut un terrible coup de poing de son adversaire à la mâchoire.
He received a tremendous punch on the jaw from his opponent.
Je l'ai frappé à la mâchoire.
I punched his jaw.
Tu m'as presque brisé la mâchoire.
You nearly broke my jaw.
Sa mâchoire en est tombée.
It made her jaw drop.
Il a une fossette au menton et une mâchoire carrée.
He has a cleft chin and a square jaw.
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.