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mole in French

mole in French is grain de beauté, nævus, taupe — mole means a small, raised, often dark spot on the skin.

mole in French

grain de beauté
noun
A naevus, a pigmented, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy spot on the skin.
nævus
noun
A naevus, a pigmented, slightly raised, and sometimes hairy spot on the skin.
taupe
noun
môle
noun
(nautical) A massive structure, usually of stone, used as a pier, breakwater or junction between places separated by water.
mole
noun
(chemistry, physics) In the International System of Units, the base unit of amount of substance; the amount of substance of a system which contains exactly 6.02214076×1023 elementary entities (atoms, ions, molecules, etc.). Symbol: mol. The number of atoms is known as Avogadro’s number. [from 1897]
môle
noun
A hemorrhagic mass of tissue in the uterus caused by a dead ovum.
mole
noun
Any of several spicy sauces typical of the cuisine of Mexico and neighboring Central America countries, especially one that contains chocolate and is used in cooking main dishes, not desserts.

What does "mole" mean?

  1. noun A small, raised, often dark spot on the skin.
    "The doctor checked an unusual mole on his back."
  2. noun A small burrowing mammal with tiny eyes and large digging paws.
    "Moles had left small mounds of dirt across the lawn."
  3. noun A spy who has secretly infiltrated an organization to pass on its secrets.
    "Investigators suspected there was a mole inside the agency."
  4. noun (chemistry) The standard unit for measuring an amount of a substance.
    "One mole of carbon-12 weighs exactly 12 grams."
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mole in a sentence

  • The doctor checked an unusual mole on his back.
  • Moles had left small mounds of dirt across the lawn.
  • Investigators suspected there was a mole inside the agency.
  • One mole of carbon-12 weighs exactly 12 grams.

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What is "mole" in French?

"mole" in French is grain de beauté, nævus, taupe. mole means: A small, raised, often dark spot on the skin.

How do you use "mole" in a sentence?

Example: "The doctor checked an unusual mole on his back." In French, "mole" is grain de beauté, nævus, taupe.

Are there other ways to say "mole" in French?

Yes — French has 5 translations listed for "mole": grain de beauté, nævus, taupe, môle, mole.

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