sortie de secours

/sɔʁ.ti də sə.kuʁ/

la noun A2

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 sorties de secours

Meaning

  1. emergency exit

    • Les passagers se dirigent vers la sortie de secours.

      The passengers head towards the emergency exit.

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

issue de secours

issue de secours and sortie de secours are close synonyms for "emergency exit," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

Notausgang

Notausgang is the German word for the same thing — both mean "emergency exit."

Practice

1 What does sortie de secours mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les passagers se dirigent vers la sortie de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sortie de secours?

noun

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