gel

/ʒɛl/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. frost

    • Le gel a abîmé les plantes.

      The frost damaged the plants.

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

givre

gel is more general, freezing or frost as a phenomenon, and separately also means "hair gel"; givre is more specifically the visible frost or rime crystals on surfaces — both mean "frost."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

helada

helada is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "frost."

Practice

1 What does gel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ a abîmé les plantes.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gel?

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