douve de château

/duv də ʃato/

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.

Forms

plural
les douves de château

Meaning

  1. castle moat

    • Le château est entouré d'une douve.

      The castle is surrounded by a moat.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Burggraben

Burggraben is the German word for the same thing — both mean "castle moat."

Practice

1 What does douve de château mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ est entouré d'une douve.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches douve de château?

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