embrouille

/ɑ̃bʁuj/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Colloquial Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: colloquial. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les embrouilles

Meaning

  1. mess, conflict, trouble (informal)

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: idea. Concreteness: abstract. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Practice

1 What does embrouille mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il y a eu une ___ entre les deux familles.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches embrouille?

nouncolloquial

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