poitrine
B1#2,089Hear it
noun
- chest, thorax, torso
- breast, bosom
- breastof poultry, as meat
verb
- first-person singular indicative/present of poitriner
Used in the library
- Dans le long silence qui suivit, le père Chapdelaine laissa sa tête retomber peu à peu sur sa poitrine et parut s'assoupir.In the long silence that followed, Father Chapdelaine allowed his head gradually to fall back on his chest and appeared to be asleep.B1Maria Chapdelaine
- Son coeur battait à rompre sa poitrine.His heart was beating to break his chest.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- Et Ketty tira de sa poitrine un petit billet.And Ketty pulled a little note out of his chest.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- Samuel Chapdelaine dormait toujours, le menton sur sa poitrine, comme un vieil homme que la fatigue d'une longue vie dure aurait tout à coup accablé.Samuel Chapdelaine was still asleep, the chin on his chest, like an old man who would suddenly be overwhelmed by the tiredness of a long life.B1Maria Chapdelaine