métro

/me.tʁo/

le 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 métros

Meaning

  1. subway

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

parking souterrain

Close — both are underground urban infrastructure.

Similar in other languages

German

Untergrund

Close, figuratively — a subway relates to "underground."

Practice

1 What does métro mean?

2 Fill the gap: Je prends le ___ pour aller travailler.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches métro?

noun

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