fonctionnaire

/fɔ̃ksjɔnɛʁ/

le 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 fonctionnaires

Meaning

  1. civil servant

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Beamte

Beamte is the German word for the same thing — both mean "civil servant."

German

Beamter

Beamter is the German word for the same thing — both mean "civil servant."

Spanish

funcionario

funcionario is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "civil servant."

Practice

1 What does fonctionnaire mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il est ___ depuis dix ans.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fonctionnaire?

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