Polyglot Dictionary

pardessus

/paʁdəsy/

le noun B2

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 pardessus

Meaning

  1. overcoat

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

A long, formal overcoat worn over a suit — more specific and slightly more formal than the everyday "manteau," which can mean any coat.

Practice

1 What does pardessus mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il met son ___ avant de sortir dans le froid.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pardessus?

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