meute

/møt/

la 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 meutes

Meaning

  1. pack (of wolves/dogs)

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

Similar words

gang

Close — both describe a group with a leader/hierarchy, a gang and a pack.

Similar in other languages

German

Vielzahl

Close, figuratively — a multitude relates to a pack (of animals).

Spanish

batallón

Close, figuratively — a pack (of wolves/dogs) relates to a battalion.

Practice

1 What does meute mean?

2 Fill the gap: Une ___ de loups chasse en hiver.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches meute?

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