filature

/filatyʁ/

la noun C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les filatures

Meaning

  1. spinning mill; the craft of spinning thread

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

Usage notes

Une « filature » désigne à la fois l'usine qui transforme la fibre brute en fil, et l'art traditionnel de filer la laine ou le coton à la main.

Practice

1 What does filature mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'usine abrite une ancienne ___ de laine.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches filature?

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