détresse

/detʁɛs/

la 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.

Meaning

  1. distress

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

souffrance

Close synonyms for "distress, suffering."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

aflição

aflição is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "distress."

Practice

1 What does détresse mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il a appelé à l'aide en ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches détresse?

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