Polyglot Dictionary

cardigan

/kaʁ.di.ɡɑ̃/

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 cardigans

Meaning

  1. cardigan

    • Elle superpose un cardigan sur sa robe.

      She layers a cardigan over her dress.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

gilet

cardigan and gilet are close synonyms; gilet also separately means "vest."

Similar in other languages

German

Strickjacke

Strickjacke is the German word for the same thing — both mean "cardigan."

Portuguese

cardigã

cardigã is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cardigan."

Practice

1 What does cardigan mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle superpose un ___ sur sa robe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cardigan?

noun

Last updated