trou

/tʁu/

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 trous

Meaning

  1. hole

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

trou en un

trou is a general "hole"; trou en un specifically means "a hole in one" in golf — a different, more specific meaning.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

orificio

orificio is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "hole."

Practice

1 What does trou mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il y a un ___ dans le mur.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches trou?

noun

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