dame

/dam/

la noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les dames

Meaning

  1. queen (card)

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

reine

Dame means queen specifically in card games; reine is the general word for a queen — monarchy, chess, anywhere else.

Practice

1 What does dame mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ de trèfle est une carte forte.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dame?

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