hôtel de ville

/o.tɛl də vil/

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 hôtels de ville

Meaning

  1. city hall

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

prefeitura

prefeitura is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "city hall."

Practice

1 What does hôtel de ville mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le mariage a lieu à l'hôtel de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hôtel de ville?

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