Polyglot Dictionary

étang

/e.tɑ̃/

le noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les étangs

Meaning

  1. pond

    • Des canards nagent tranquillement sur l'étang.

      Ducks swim peacefully on the pond.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Teich

Teich is the German word for the same thing — both mean "pond."

Spanish

estanque

estanque is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "pond."

Practice

1 What does étang mean?

2 Fill the gap: Des canards nagent tranquillement sur l'___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches étang?

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