rein - means kidney
but "les reins" is plural form and means loins. They don't use the single world "rein" for "loin" in French.
Of course in a total different context "les reins" may mean "kidneys" in plural too, but obvously not in this context.
French is a language where the context determines the specific meaning of a word, whereas in English it's the opposite and one word creates a whole context. It's the reason why French is a rather wordy language... the context must be created before the meaning can come through.
@sweetsunray That's entirely true. Context is everything for a word to really fulfil its meaning. French is notorious for such finnicky use of such things, but it's also why it's even more perfect for that thing in itself
@sweetsunray That's entirely true. Context is everything for a word to really fulfil its meaning. French is notorious for such finnicky use of such things, but it's also why it's even more perfect for that thing in itself
The meaning of "reins"
rein - means kidney but "les reins" is plural form and means loins. They don't use the single world "rein" for "loin" in French. Of course in a total different context "les reins" may mean "kidneys" in plural too, but obvously not in this context.
French is a language where the context determines the specific meaning of a word, whereas in English it's the opposite and one word creates a whole context. It's the reason why French is a rather wordy language... the context must be created before the meaning can come through.
@sweetsunray That's entirely true. Context is everything for a word to really fulfil its meaning. French is notorious for such finnicky use of such things, but it's also why it's even more perfect for that thing in itself
@sweetsunray That's entirely true. Context is everything for a word to really fulfil its meaning. French is notorious for such finnicky use of such things, but it's also why it's even more perfect for that thing in itself