Polyglot Dictionary

péninsule

/pe.nɛ̃.syl/

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

Forms

plural
les péninsules

Meaning

  1. peninsula

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

presqu'île

péninsule and presqu'île are close synonyms for "peninsula," largely interchangeable; presqu'île literally means "almost-island."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

península

península is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "peninsula."

Portuguese

península

península is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "peninsula."

Practice

1 What does péninsule mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ s'avance loin dans la mer.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches péninsule?

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