gilet de sauvetage

/ʒi.lɛ də sov.taʒ/

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.

Forms

plural
les gilets de sauvetage

Meaning

  1. life jacket

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

Schwimmweste

Schwimmweste is the German word for the same thing — both mean "life jacket."

Practice

1 What does gilet de sauvetage mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tous les passagers portent un gilet de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gilet de sauvetage?

noun

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