abreuvoir

/a.bʁœ.vwaʁ/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les abreuvoirs

Meaning

  1. drinking trough

    • Les chevaux boivent à l'abreuvoir.

      The horses drink at the trough.

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

bebedero

bebedero is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "drinking trough."

Practice

1 What does abreuvoir mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les chevaux boivent à l'___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abreuvoir?

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