No. 2,755 in French
cannabis
Cannabis: A plant used for its psychoactive and medicinal properties; also known as marijuana or hemp.
In a sentence
Le cannabis est souvent utilisé à des fins thérapeutiques.
Cannabis is often used for therapeutic purposes.
In this sentence, 'cannabis' is used as a noun referring to the plant utilized for medical applications.
Le commerce du cannabis reste illégal dans plusieurs pays.
The trade of cannabis remains illegal in several countries.
Here, 'cannabis' is mentioned as an object that is subject to legal regulations.
Certains débattent des effets sociaux du cannabis.
Some debate the social effects of cannabis.
In this context, 'cannabis' is discussed as a topic of social and health-related discourse.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “cannabis” in actual French podcasts.
Find “cannabis” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays French podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into français, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
French books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).