pont-levis
/pɔ̃ ləvi/
le
noun
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- les ponts-levis
Meaning
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drawbridge
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Ils ont abaissé le pont-levis pour les visiteurs.
They lowered the drawbridge for the visitors.
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Similar words
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
ponte levadiça is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "drawbridge."
Practice
1 What does pont-levis mean?
drawbridge
2 Fill the gap: Ils ont abaissé le pont-___ pour les visiteurs.
Full sentence: Ils ont abaissé le pont-levis pour les visiteurs. (They lowered the drawbridge for the visitors.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches pont-levis?
pont-levis: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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