Polyglot Dictionary

dette

/dɛt/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Financial Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les dettes

Meaning

  1. debt

    • Le pays réduit sa dette.

      The country reduces its debt.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

deuda

deuda is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "debt."

Portuguese

dívida

dívida is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "debt."

Practice

1 What does dette mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le pays réduit sa ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dette?

noun

Last updated