terrier

/tɛ.ʁje/

le 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 terriers

Meaning

  1. burrow

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

tunnel

Close — a burrow is often tunnel-shaped.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

madriguera

madriguera is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "burrow."

Portuguese

toca

toca is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "burrow."

Practice

1 What does terrier mean?

2 Fill the gap: Les lapins creusent un ___ sous terre.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches terrier?

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