See serviette on Wiktionary
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"expansion": "serviette f (plural serviettes)",
"name": "fr-noun"
}
],
"lang": "French",
"lang_code": "fr",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "tampax"
},
{
"word": "cartable"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"French terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "a young man wearing a towel",
"text": "un jeune homme vêtu d’une serviette",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"towel (cloth used for wiping)"
],
"links": [
[
"towel",
"towel"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "serviette de table"
}
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"French terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"english": "Wipe your mouth with your napkin!",
"text": "Essuie ta bouche avec ta serviette !",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"napkin"
],
"links": [
[
"napkin",
"napkin"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "serviette de bain"
},
{
"word": "drap de bain"
}
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"briefcase"
],
"links": [
[
"briefcase",
"briefcase"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "mallette"
},
{
"word": "porte-documents"
},
{
"word": "attaché-case"
}
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"menstrual pad"
],
"links": [
[
"menstrual pad",
"menstrual pad"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "serviette hygiénique"
}
],
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/sɛʁ.vjɛt/"
},
{
"homophone": "serviettes"
},
{
"audio": "Fr-serviette.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/08/Fr-serviette.ogg/Fr-serviette.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/08/Fr-serviette.ogg"
}
],
"word": "serviette"
}
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