délabré
/de.la.bʁe/
adjective
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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run-down, dilapidated
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L'ancien hôtel semble aujourd'hui délabré.
The old hotel now looks run-down.
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Similar words
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English
decrepit is the English word for the same thing — both mean "run-down, dilapidated."
Practice
1 What does délabré mean?
run-down, dilapidated
2 Fill the gap: L'ancien hôtel semble aujourd'hui ___.
Full sentence: L'ancien hôtel semble aujourd'hui délabré. (The old hotel now looks run-down.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches délabré?
délabré: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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