idée

/i.de/

la noun A1

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 idées

Meaning

  1. idea

    • C'est une excellente idée.

      That's an excellent idea.

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: idea. Concreteness: abstract. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Idee

Idee is the German word for the same thing — both mean "idea."

Spanish

idea

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

Portuguese

ideia

ideia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "idea."

Practice

1 What does idée mean?

2 Fill the gap: C'est une excellente ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches idée?

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