sinistre
/si.nistʁ/
le
noun
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- les sinistres
Meaning
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disaster, claim (insurance)
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L'assurance rembourse les dégâts du sinistre.
The insurance covers the damage from the claim.
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Similar words
Close — tragedy and disaster overlap.
Similar in other languages
Practice
1 What does sinistre mean?
disaster, claim (insurance)
2 Fill the gap: L'assurance rembourse les dégâts du ___.
Full sentence: L'assurance rembourse les dégâts du sinistre. (The insurance covers the damage from the claim.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches sinistre?
sinistre: neutral register, common frequency, financial domain, negative connotation.
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