ébranlé

/e.bʁɑ̃.le/

adjective B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. shaken

    • Le témoignage a ébranlé toute l'assistance.

      The testimony shook the entire audience.

Similar words

bouleversé

ébranlé is more about being literally destabilized or shaken; bouleversé is more general, "overwhelmed."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

abalado

abalado is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "shaken."

Practice

1 What does ébranlé mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le témoignage a ___ toute l'assistance.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ébranlé?

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