mairie

/mɛ.ʁi/

la 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 mairies

Meaning

  1. town hall

    • Le mariage a lieu à la mairie.

      The wedding takes place at the town hall.

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ayuntamiento

ayuntamiento is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "town hall."

Practice

1 What does mairie mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le mariage a lieu à la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mairie?

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