garde-côtes
/ɡaʁd.kot/
le
noun
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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coast guard
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Les garde-côtes secourent l'équipage.
The coast guard rescues the crew.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
guarda costeira is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "coast guard."
Practice
1 What does garde-côtes mean?
coast guard
2 Fill the gap: Les ___-côtes secourent l'équipage.
Full sentence: Les garde-côtes secourent l'équipage. (The coast guard rescues the crew.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches garde-côtes?
garde-côtes: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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