funambule

/fy.nɑ̃.byl/

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 funambules

Meaning

  1. tightrope walker

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

Seiltänzer

Seiltänzer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "tightrope walker."

Spanish

equilibrista

equilibrista is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "tightrope walker."

Portuguese

equilibrista

equilibrista is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tightrope walker."

Practice

1 What does funambule mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ traverse le fil sans filet.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches funambule?

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