Polyglot Dictionary

obélisque

/ɔ.be.lisk/

le noun C1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
les obélisques

Meaning

  1. obelisk

    • L'obélisque se dresse sur la place.

      The obelisk stands in the square.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

obelisco

obelisco is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "obelisk."

Portuguese

obelisco

obelisco is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "obelisk."

Practice

1 What does obélisque mean?

2 Fill the gap: L'___ se dresse sur la place.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches obélisque?

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