sponsor

/spɔ̃.sɔʁ/

le 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 sponsors

Meaning

  1. sponsor

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

mécène

Worth distinguishing: mécène is specifically a patron of the arts; sponsor is the general word for a sponsor.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

mecenas

Close — a sponsor relates to a patron.

German

Unterstützer

Close — a sponsor relates to a supporter.

Practice

1 What does sponsor mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ finance une grande partie de l'équipe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sponsor?

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