écaille

/ekaj/

la noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
les écailles

Meaning

  1. scale, of a fish or reptile

    • Le poisson a des écailles brillantes.

      The fish has shiny scales.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Practice

1 What does écaille mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le poisson a des ___ brillantes.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches écaille?

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