gratte-ciel
/gʁat.sjɛl/
le
noun
A2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- les gratte-ciel
Meaning
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Portuguese
arranha-céu is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "skyscraper."
Practice
1 What does gratte-ciel mean?
skyscraper
2 Fill the gap: Le ___-ciel domine tout le quartier.
Full sentence: Le gratte-ciel domine tout le quartier. (The skyscraper towers over the whole district.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches gratte-ciel?
gratte-ciel: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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