mètre ruban

/mɛtʁ ʁy.bɑ̃/

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 mètres rubans

Meaning

  1. tape measure

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

ruban à mesurer

mètre ruban and ruban à mesurer are close synonyms for "tape measure," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

trena

trena is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "tape measure."

Practice

1 What does mètre ruban mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle mesure la largeur de la fenêtre avec un mètre ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mètre ruban?

noun

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