Grammatical class

Noun

membre

member (of a group or organization)

Details

Syllables

mem-bre

Phonetics

mɑ̃bʁ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

3489

Freq. (movies)

1720

Freq. (news)

1048

Sentences

La fracture d’un membre

Limb fracture

A1

J'étais membre.

I was a member.

A1

Tom est membre.

Tom is a member.

A1

Je suis membre.

I'm a member.

A1

Tom est-il membre ?

Is Tom a member?

A1

Je suis encore membre.

I'm still a member.

A2

C'est un membre du comité.

He is a member of the committee.

A2

Je suis membre du club de natation.

I belong to the swimming club.

B1

Il fut membre du parti républicain.

He was a member of the Republican Party.

B1

Il est membre du conseil paroissial.

He is a member of the parish committee.

B1

Cet État était alors membre de la confédération germanique.

At the time, this state was a member of the German Confederation.

C1

Le duc de Blangis, cinquante ans, fait comme un satyre, doué d’un membre monstrueux et d’une force prodigieuse. On peut le regarder comme le réceptacle de tous les vices et de tous les crimes. Il a tué sa mère, sa sœur et trois de ses femmes.

The Duke of Blangis, 50 years, built like a satyr, endowed with a monstrous member and a prodigious strength. One can regard him as a receptacle of all vices and all crimes. He killed his mother, his sister and three of his wives.

C2