gamme

/gam/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les gammes

Meaning

  1. musical scale

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

Tonleiter

Close — a musical scale relates to a scale (music).

English

scale

scale is the English word for the same thing — both mean "musical scale."

Practice

1 What does gamme mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le pianiste s'entraîne en jouant des ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gamme?

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