tom

/tɔm/

noun #901 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

Tom (name)

Grammar

Gender

Examples

invites .

Tom is preparing dinner when the guests arrive.

Jerry dessin animé classique .

Tom and Jerry is a classic cartoon that everyone knows.

Appelle , reparer .

Call Tom, he knows how to fix this kind of problem.

Tom est un prenom masculin anglophone, abreviation de Thomas. Sa haute frequence dans le corpus francais reflete l'abondance de dialogues de films et series anglophones en transcription. En France, Thomas est la forme complete traditionnelle, Tom etant plus souvent un prenom anglophone.

Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Tom and Jerry sont des references culturelles mondiales ayant contribue a la popularite du prenom. Uncle Tom est une reference litteraire historique (Harriet Beecher Stowe). En francais canadien, Tom est aussi un prenom usuel.

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