hiéroglyphe

/je.ʁɔ.ɡlif/

le 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 hiéroglyphes

Meaning

  1. hieroglyph

    • Les hiéroglyphes recouvrent les murs du temple.

      Hieroglyphs cover the temple walls.

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

jeroglífico

jeroglífico is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hieroglyph."

Portuguese

hieróglifo

hieróglifo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hieroglyph."

Practice

1 What does hiéroglyphe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les ___ recouvrent les murs du temple.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hiéroglyphe?

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