Grammatical class

Verb

tondre

(transitive) to shear (sheep)

Details

Syllables

ton-dre

Phonetics

tɔ̃dʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

28059

Freq. (movies)

14749

Freq. (news)

48673

Sentences

Il est en train de tondre sa pelouse.

He's mowing his lawn.

A1

Tom est en train de tondre la pelouse.

Tom is mowing the lawn.

A1

Vas-tu tondre la pelouse aujourd'hui ?

Are you going to mow the lawn today?

A1

Je pense qu'il est temps pour moi de tondre la pelouse.

I think it's time for me to mow the lawn.

A1

Ma mère m'a demandé de tondre la pelouse.

Mother told me to mow the lawn.

A2

Bob se faisait payer 3 dollars de l'heure pour tondre la pelouse.

Bob charged 3 dollars an hour for mowing lawns.

A2

Ma mère m'a dit de tondre la pelouse.

My mother told me to mow the lawn.

B1

Ma femme a abandonné tout espoir de me convaincre de tondre la pelouse aujourd'hui.

My wife has given up all hope of convincing me to mow the lawn today.

B1