Polyglot Dictionary

forteresse

/fɔʁ.tə.ʁɛs/

la 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

Forms

plural
les forteresses

Meaning

  1. fortress

    • La forteresse protège la ville.

      The fortress protects the city.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Festung

Festung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "fortress."

Portuguese

fortaleza

fortaleza is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "fortress."

Practice

1 What does forteresse mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ protège la ville.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches forteresse?

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