guidon

/gi.dɔ̃/

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 guidons

Meaning

  1. handlebar

    • Il tient fermement le guidon dans la descente.

      He grips the handlebar firmly on the downhill.

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

Spanish

manubrio

manubrio is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "handlebar."

Portuguese

guidão

guidão is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "handlebar."

Practice

1 What does guidon mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il tient fermement le ___ dans la descente.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches guidon?

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