cristal

/kʁis.tal/

le 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 cristaux

Meaning

  1. crystal

    • Le cristal reflète la lumière.

      The crystal reflects the light.

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

quartz

Worth distinguishing: quartz is a specific type of crystal; cristal is the general word.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cristal

cristal is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "crystal."

Practice

1 What does cristal mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ reflète la lumière.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cristal?

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