vernissage

/vɛʁ.ni.saʒ/

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 vernissages

Meaning

  1. opening (art exhibition)

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

soirée d'ouverture

Close — both describe an opening event, film/theater vs art.

Similar in other languages

English

opening night

Close — an opening (of an exhibition) relates to an opening night.

Practice

1 What does vernissage mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ils invitent leurs amis au ___ de l'exposition.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vernissage?

noun

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