mêlée

/mɛle/

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.

Forms

plural
les mêlées

Meaning

  1. scrum (rugby)

    • Les avants poussent pendant la mêlée.

      The forwards push during the scrum.

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

Practice

1 What does mêlée mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les avants poussent pendant la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mêlée?

noun

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