essence
/e.sɑ̃s/
la
noun
A2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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gasoline
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La voiture tombe en panne d'essence.
The car runs out of gasoline.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
Spanish
nafta is the Spanish word (Argentina) for the same thing — both mean "petrol, gasoline."
Practice
1 What does essence mean?
gasoline
2 Fill the gap: La voiture tombe en panne d'___.
Full sentence: La voiture tombe en panne d'essence. (The car runs out of gasoline.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches essence?
essence: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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