maître d'hôtel

/mɛtʁ dɔ.tɛl/

le noun B1

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 maîtres d'hôtel

Meaning

  1. headwaiter, maître d'

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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English

captain

Close — a headwaiter is also called a (restaurant) "captain."

Practice

1 What does maître d'hôtel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ d'hôtel nous conduit à notre table.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches maître d'hôtel?

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