Polyglot Dictionary

pétition

/pe.ti.sjɔ̃/

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 pétitions

Meaning

  1. petition

    • Ils signent une pétition en ligne.

      They sign an online petition.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

demande

Worth distinguishing: pétition is a formal written request; demande is the general word for a request/application.

Similar in other languages

German

Petition

Petition is the German word for the same thing — both mean "petition."

Portuguese

petição

petição is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "petition."

Practice

1 What does pétition mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ils signent une ___ en ligne.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pétition?

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