Polyglot Dictionary

contrefort

/kɔ̃tʁəfɔʁ/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
contreforts

Meaning

  1. a foothill or buttress of a mountain range

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Terme géographique formel ; au sens figuré, désigne aussi un élément architectural de soutien.

Practice

1 What does contrefort mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le village est construit sur les ___ des Alpes.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches contrefort?

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