Polyglot Dictionary

vestige

/vɛstiʒ/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
vestiges

Meaning

  1. vestige, trace (d'une chose du passé)

    • Ce mur est un vestige de l'époque romaine.

      This wall is a vestige of the Roman era.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

A trace or remnant of something from the past -- stonework, a custom, a building.

Practice

1 What does vestige mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ce mur est un ___ de l'époque romaine.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vestige?

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