porte-parapluies
/pɔʁt.pa.ʁa.plɥi/
le
noun
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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umbrella stand
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Les parapluies mouillés sèchent dans le porte-parapluies.
Wet umbrellas dry in the umbrella stand.
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Portuguese
porta-guarda-chuvas is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "umbrella stand."
Practice
1 What does porte-parapluies mean?
umbrella stand
2 Fill the gap: Les ___ mouillés sèchent dans le porte-parapluies.
Full sentence: Les parapluies mouillés sèchent dans le porte-parapluies. (Wet umbrellas dry in the umbrella stand.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches porte-parapluies?
porte-parapluies: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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