arc-boutant
/aʁk butɑ̃/
le
noun
C1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- les arcs-boutants
Meaning
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flying buttress
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Les arcs-boutants soutiennent les murs de la cathédrale.
Flying buttresses support the cathedral's walls.
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Practice
1 What does arc-boutant mean?
flying buttress
2 Fill the gap: Les arcs-___ soutiennent les murs de la cathédrale.
Full sentence: Les arcs-boutants soutiennent les murs de la cathédrale. (Flying buttresses support the cathedral's walls.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches arc-boutant?
arc-boutant: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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