Polyglot Dictionary

gouttière

/gu.tjɛʁ/

la 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

Forms

plural
les gouttières

Meaning

  1. gutter

    • La gouttière déborde à cause des feuilles mortes.

      The gutter overflows because of dead leaves.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

chéneau

A chéneau is specifically a box gutter built into a roof's edge; gouttière is the general word for any gutter.

Similar in other languages

German

Dachrinne

Dachrinne is the German word for the same thing — both mean "gutter."

Practice

1 What does gouttière mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ déborde à cause des feuilles mortes.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches gouttière?

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