visage

/vi.zaʒ/

le noun A1

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 visages

Meaning

  1. face

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

face

face and visage are close synonyms for "face"; face also separately means "side."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cara

cara is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "face."

Practice

1 What does visage mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle a un ___ souriant.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches visage?

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