lieu

/ljø/

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 lieux

Meaning

  1. place

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

siège

Close — "to take a seat" means "to take a place."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

lugar

lugar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "place."

Practice

1 What does lieu mean?

2 Fill the gap: La police arrive sur les ___ rapidement.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lieu?

noun

Last updated