brie

«brie» in Mova's school dictionary: A soft, creamy French cheese with a white, soft rind… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (brie — uncountable; Brie)

meaning for a pupil

1) A soft, creamy French cheese with a white, soft rind, originally from the Brie region near Paris. tree →

2) (a name) Brie is also a region of France. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life brie is eaten with bread or crackers; it is served at parties and picnics. In French lessons it is one of many famous cheeses (camembert, roquefort). Safety: pregnant women are often told to avoid soft cheeses like brie.

examples

• We had brie and grapes at the picnic. tree →
• Brie has a soft white rind. tree →
• Dad cut a slice of brie for his sandwich. tree →
• Brie comes from France. tree →
• The brie was so ripe it was runny. tree →
• My little brother doesn't like the smell of brie. tree →

note

Say «bree». Can be written with a capital B because it comes from a place name. Uncountable: «some brie», «a piece of brie». You can eat the white rind.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «brie» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.