guindaille

/ɡɛ̃.daj/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
les guindailles

Meaning

  1. student party, booze-up

    • Les étudiants organisent une guindaille pour la rentrée.

      The students throw a big party for the start of the school year.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: person. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: animate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Practice

1 What does guindaille mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les étudiants organisent une ___ pour la rentrée.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches guindaille?

Usage notes

Belgian French, student slang.

noun

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