Grammatical class

Noun

poignard

dagger

Details

Syllables

poi-gnard

Phonetics

pwa.ɲaʁ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

6109

Freq. (movies)

4000

Freq. (news)

24982

Sentences

Le poignard a transpercé son cœur.

The dagger penetrated his heart.

A1

Quelqu'un a retiré le poignard de mon dos.

Someone withdrew the dagger from my back.

A1

Ils ont trouvé un poignard enterré depuis des siècles.

They found a copper dagger buried centuries ago.

A1

C'est un coup de poignard dans le dos.

It's a stab in the back.

A2

Mon malheureux oncle était là, gisant sur son lit ensanglanté, un poignard profondément enfoncé dans le cœur.

My poor uncle was there, lying on his bloody bed, with a dagger lodged deeply in his heart.

A2