Grammatical class

Noun

menton

chin

Details

Syllables

men-ton

Phonetics

mɑ̃.tɔ̃

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

913

Freq. (movies)

5311

Freq. (news)

11291

Sentences

Elle a un double menton.

She has a double chin.

A1

Je l'ai frappé au menton.

I punched him in the chin.

A1

Tom a une cicatrice sur le menton.

Tom has a scar on his chin.

A1

Comment t'es-tu fait cette cicatrice sur le menton ?

How did you get that scar on your chin?

A1

Tom a une fossette sur son menton.

Tom has a dimple on his chin.

A2

Il plaça la serviette de table sous son menton.

He tucked the napkin under his chin.

A2

Il a une cicatrice sur le menton.

He has a scar on his chin.

B1

Il a une fossette au menton et une mâchoire carrée.

He has a cleft chin and a square jaw.

B2

Thomas se caressa pensivement le menton.

Tom stroked his chin in thought.

C1

Il avait des yeux noirs perçants qui souriaient volontiers, l’air droit et intelligent, un grand front, des pommettes saillantes – mais pas de menton, ce qui eût dû rassurer les puissants, s’il est vrai que le menton proéminent est le signe des fermes volontés.

He had piercing black eyes that smiled easily, a proper and intelligent look, a large forehead, prominent cheekbones—but no chin, which must have reassured the powerful men, if it is true that a prominent chin is a sign of a firm will.

C2