alternative

/altɛʁnativ/

la 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
alternatives

Meaning

  1. alternative

    • Nous devons trouver une alternative.

      We need to find an alternative.

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

option

Close synonyms for "alternative, option."

Similar in other languages

German

alternativ

alternativ is the German word for the same thing — both mean "alternative."

German

Alternative

Alternative is the German word for the same thing — both mean "alternative."

Spanish

alternativa

alternativa is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "alternative."

Practice

1 What does alternative mean?

2 Fill the gap: Nous devons trouver une ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches alternative?

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