Polyglot Dictionary

charpentier

/ʃaʁ.pɑ̃.tje/

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

Forms

plural
les charpentiers

Meaning

  1. carpenter

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

menuisier

charpentier is a framing or structural carpenter, like roof trusses; menuisier is more a joiner or finish carpenter, like furniture and doors.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

carpinteiro

carpinteiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "carpenter."

Portuguese

marceneiro

marceneiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "carpenter."

Practice

1 What does charpentier mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ construit une table en bois.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches charpentier?

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