issue de secours

/i.sy də sə.kuʁ/

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 issues de secours

Meaning

  1. emergency exit

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

sortie de secours

issue de secours and sortie de secours are close synonyms for "emergency exit," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

Notausgang

Notausgang is the German word for the same thing — both mean "emergency exit."

Practice

1 What does issue de secours mean?

2 Fill the gap: Trouve l'issue de ___ la plus proche.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches issue de secours?

noun

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