salle-de-bain

/sal.də.bɛ̃/

la noun A1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les salles-de-bain

Meaning

  1. bathroom

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

Similar words

toilette

Worth distinguishing: toilette is just the toilet/restroom itself; salle de bain is the whole bathroom, which may also include a bathtub or shower.

Similar in other languages

German

Badezimmer

Badezimmer is the German word for the same thing — both mean "bathroom."

Portuguese

banheiro

banheiro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "bathroom."

Practice

1 What does salle-de-bain mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___-de-bain est au premier étage.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches salle-de-bain?

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