soirée d'ouverture

/swa.ʁe du.vɛʁ.tyʁ/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

plural
les soirées d'ouverture

Meaning

  1. opening night

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

Similar words

vernissage

Close — both describe an opening event, film/theater vs art.

Similar in other languages

English

opening

Close — opening night relates to an opening.

German

Eröffnung

Close — an opening night is a type of opening (of an event).

English

opening ceremony

Close — an opening night relates to an opening ceremony.

Practice

1 What does soirée d'ouverture mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tout le monde est nerveux le soir de l'___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches soirée d'ouverture?

noun

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