centre-ville

/sɑ̃tʁ vil/

le 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 centres-villes

Meaning

  1. city center, downtown

    Built from centre (center) + ville (city).

    • Ils se retrouvent au centre-ville pour dîner.

      They meet downtown for dinner.

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

Made of

  • centre center
  • ville city

Practice

1 What does centre-ville mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ils se retrouvent au ___-ville pour dîner.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches centre-ville?

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