sombre

/sɔ̃bʁ/

adjective A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Meaning

  1. dark

Similar words

obscur

Close synonyms for "obscure/dark, dark."

Similar in other languages

German

dunkel

dunkel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "dark."

Spanish

oscuro

oscuro is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "dark."

Portuguese

escuro

escuro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "dark."

Practice

1 What does sombre mean?

2 Fill the gap: La pièce reste ___ même en journée.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sombre?

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