sphère

/sfɛʁ/

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 sphères

Meaning

  1. sphere

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

domaine

Close — figuratively, a "sphere" of influence overlaps with "domain."

orbite

Close — figuratively, a "sphere" and an "orbit" of influence overlap.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

esfera

esfera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "sphere."

Portuguese

esfera

esfera is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "sphere."

Practice

1 What does sphère mean?

2 Fill the gap: La Terre a la forme d'une ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sphère?

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