pierre précieuse

/pjɛʁ pʁe.sjøz/

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 pierres précieuses

Meaning

  1. gemstone

    • La bague comporte une pierre précieuse rare.

      The ring features a rare gemstone.

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

pedra preciosa

pedra preciosa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "gemstone."

Practice

1 What does pierre précieuse mean?

2 Fill the gap: La bague comporte une pierre ___ rare.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pierre précieuse?

noun

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