massif montagneux
/ma.sif mɔ̃.ta.ɲø/
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- les massifs montagneux
Meaning
Similar words
chaîne de montagnes is more linear, a mountain chain or range; massif montagneux is more about a compact mountainous mass — both mean "mountain range."
Similar in other languages
German
Gebirgskette is the German word for the same thing — both mean "mountain range."
Practice
1 What does massif montagneux mean?
mountain range
2 Fill the gap: Ce massif ___ culmine à plus de trois mille mètres.
Full sentence: Ce massif montagneux culmine à plus de trois mille mètres. (This mountain range peaks at over three thousand meters.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches massif montagneux?
massif montagneux: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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