mélancolie

/melɑ̃kɔli/

la noun B2

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.

Meaning

  1. melancholy

    • Une douce mélancolie l'envahit en automne.

      A gentle melancholy overtakes him in autumn.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

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Portuguese

melancolia

melancolia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "melancholy."

Practice

1 What does mélancolie mean?

2 Fill the gap: Une douce ___ l'envahit en automne.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mélancolie?

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