Also means
mud (silt)
Usage Note
Vase is masculine when it means a flower vase (le vase en cristal) and feminine when it means silt or mud at the bottom of water (la vase du fond). This gender switch is one of the rare cases in French where gender signals a completely different meaning. Always clarify with an article.
Examples
"Elle a mis les roses dans le vase."
Natural Translation
She put the roses in the vase.
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