Masculine
sein
Meaning
- breast (the chest)
- breast
- womb
- bosom
Concepts
female breast
woman’s breast
Synonyms
lolos
poche de poitrine
couches profondes
rototos
rotoplots
rotoplos
loloche
nénés
ronplonplons
roploplos
loloches
cur
unités ducto-lobulaires
cancer du sein
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɛ̃/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French sein, inherited from Latin sinus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sinos. Doublet of sinus. Compare Italian seno, Romanian sân, Romansch sain, Portuguese seio, Spanish seno.
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Sentences
Ces chiffres tristes , regrettables , sont révélateurs d’une vraie crise au sein de notre société .
These sad, regrettable figures are indicative of a real crisis within our society.