pain

Signification

1. bread
2. piece of bread
3. food
4. bread-and-butter needs, basic sustenance; breadwinner
5. (informal) punch (a hit with the fist)
6. a block (of ice, of salt, of soap …) with the shape and size of bread
7. (slang) mistake during a performance (false note, forgot an intro, wrong solo, …)

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/pɛ̃/

Étymologie

Inherited from Middle French pain, from Old French pain, from Latin pānem.

Phrases

Ils font une autre tournée , Pain of Love Story.

They do another tour, Pain of Love Story.

J'ai un morceau de pain .

I have a piece of bread.

C’est pourquoi je dis que l’on mange notre pain blanc .

That's why I say we eat our white bread.

Ce pain n'est cependant plus vendu dans les magasins .

However, this bread is no longer sold in stores.

C'était justement par le pain qu'il voulait prendre Paris .

It was precisely by the bread that he wanted to take Paris.