batterie

/ba.tʁi/

la noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
les batteries

Meaning

  1. drums

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

tambour

Batterie is the whole drum kit; tambour is a single drum.

Similar in other languages

German

Schlagzeug

Schlagzeug is the German word for the same thing — both mean "drums."

Practice

1 What does batterie mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il joue de la ___ dans un groupe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches batterie?

noun

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