colis

/kɔ.li/

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 colis

Meaning

  1. package, parcel

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

paquet

Close, near-synonym for "package, parcel."

logiciel

Close, figuratively — a "software package" is a colis-like bundle.

Similar in other languages

German

Paket

Paket is the German word for the same thing — both mean "package, parcel."

Practice

1 What does colis mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le facteur dépose un ___ devant la porte.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches colis?

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