Polyglot Dictionary

courtoisie

/kuʁtwazi/

la noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Legal Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
courtoisies

Meaning

  1. courtesy

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

French expresses "complimentary, on the house" with the phrase "par courtoisie", rather than a single adjective like English "complimentary".

Practice

1 What does courtoisie mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le petit-déjeuner est offert par ___ de l'hôtel.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches courtoisie?

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