seine
part of speech
noun (a seine, seines; the Seine); verb (seine, seines, seined, seining)
meaning for a pupil
1) A seine is a large fishing net that hangs straight down in the water, with floats on top and weights at the bottom; the ends are pulled together to trap fish. tree →
2) To seine is to catch fish with this kind of net. tree →
3) The Seine (with a capital S) is the river that flows through Paris in France. tree →
sense in the lessons
Geography: the River Seine runs through Paris to the English Channel, and famous bridges and the Eiffel Tower stand near it. Science and nature: scientists use seine nets to count fish in rivers and the sea. The French word «Seine» sounds like «sen».
examples
- The fishermen pulled the seine onto the beach. tree →
- We took a boat trip on the Seine in Paris. tree →
- Scientists used a seine to count the small fish. tree →
- They were seining for sardines at dawn. tree →
- The Seine flows past Notre-Dame. tree →
- A seine has floats on top and weights below. tree →
- Paris grew up on both banks of the Seine. tree →
- Steamer after steamer, crowded with people, glides down the Seine. tree →
note
English «seine» (the net) is said like «sane» or «seen»; the river name is said the French way, «sen». The river needs a capital letter and «the». Do not confuse with «sign», «sane», «scene».
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «seine» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.