cheminée

/ʃə.mi.ne/

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 cheminées

Meaning

  1. fireplace, chimney

    • Un feu brûle dans la cheminée.

      A fire burns in the fireplace.

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

Similar in other languages

German

Kamin

Kamin is the German word for the same thing — both mean "fireplace, chimney."

Practice

1 What does cheminée mean?

2 Fill the gap: Un feu brûle dans la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cheminée?

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