faute de

/fot də/

preposition B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Meaning

  1. for lack of

Practice

1 What does faute de mean?

2 Fill the gap: ___ de temps, il annule sa visite.

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