French Conversation · Level 74
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French word
broderie
Pronunciation
IPA/bʁɔdəʁi/
Meaning
- feminine nounembroidery
Example
Ma grand-mère adore faire de la broderie le soir.
My grandmother loves doing embroidery in the evening.
More examples
Cette boutique vend de la broderie traditionnelle.
This shop sells traditional embroidery.
Core concept
Needle and thread building a visible pattern in cloth, or the finished patterned cloth.
Common phrases
faire de la broderie
do embroidery
atelier de broderie
embroidery workshop
broderie à la main
hand embroidery
Similar words
couture: Sewing work used to make clothing and small fabric items.
tricot: Knitting work used to make sweaters and other small items from yarn.
Definition in French
Action de broder ou l'objet obtenu par cette action : décoration d'un tissu réalisée au moyen de points de fil formant un motif.
Word origin
Broderie is formed from the French verb broder with the noun-forming suffix -ie.
Usage tips
- Broderie is feminine, so the usual forms are de la broderie for the activity and une broderie for a particular work.
Related words
- broderembroiderverb
- brodeurembroiderernoun
- brodéembroideredadjective