Grammatical class

Noun

mortier

mortar (mixture for bonding building blocks) [from c. 1160]

Details

Syllables

mor-tier

Phonetics

mɔʁ.tje

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

11813

Freq. (movies)

15275

Freq. (news)

17675

Sentences

Elle a perdu son mortier pilon.

She lost her mortar and pestle.

A1

On peut construire un mur avec des briques et du mortier.

We can build a wall with bricks and mortar.

A1

Le mortier et le pilon vont toujours ensemble.

The mortar and pestle always go together.

B1

Elle les a broyé avec un mortier pilon.

She ground them up with a mortar and pestle.

B2