English–French

“stain” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/taʃ/

Example

Il y a une tache sur ta chemise.

There's a stain on your shirt.

Illustration for tache (stain)

How to say “stain” in French

“Stain” in French is tache.

An unwanted mark that stands out from the surrounding surface because its material or appearance is different.

Full entry for tache: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with tache

Je n'arrive pas à enlever la tache.

I can't remove the stain.

Tips for using tache

  • Tache and tâche are homophones in standard French, but tache means a stain or mark and tâche means a task or piece of work.

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