chaudière

/ʃo.djɛʁ/

la 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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les chaudières

Meaning

  1. boiler

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

bouilloire

Worth distinguishing: bouilloire is a kettle; chaudière is a boiler, bigger and often industrial.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

caldera

caldera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "boiler."

Portuguese

caldeira

caldeira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "boiler."

Practice

1 What does chaudière mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ tombe en panne en plein hiver.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches chaudière?

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