seuil
/sœj/
le
noun
B2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- les seuils
Meaning
Usage notes
Literal meaning "doorstep/threshold of a door"; the figurative "on the threshold of" sense is common in formal writing.
Practice
1 What does seuil mean?
threshold
2 Fill the gap: Nous sommes au ___ d'une nouvelle année.
Full sentence: Nous sommes au seuil d'une nouvelle année. (We are at the threshold of a new year.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches seuil?
seuil: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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