soleil

/sɔ.lɛj/

le 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 soleils

Meaning

  1. sun

    • Le soleil brille aujourd'hui.

      The sun is shining today.

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

Similar in other languages

German

Sonne

Sonne is the German word for the same thing — both mean "sun."

Spanish

sol

sol is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "sun."

Portuguese

sol

sol is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sun."

Practice

1 What does soleil mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ brille aujourd'hui.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches soleil?

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