garde-boue

/gaʁd.bu/

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 garde-boue

Meaning

  1. fender

    • Le garde-boue protège des éclaboussures.

      The fender protects against splashes.

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

English

wing

Close — a fender is called a "wing" in British English.

Practice

1 What does garde-boue mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___-boue protège des éclaboussures.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches garde-boue?

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