Similar words
obturateur
volet specifically means a window or shop "shutter"; obturateur specifically means a camera "shutter" — different kinds of "shutter."
Similar in other languages
German
Fensterladen
Fensterladen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "shutter."
Spanish
obturador
obturador is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "shutter."
Portuguese
obturador
obturador is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "shutter."
Practice
1 What does volet mean?
shutter
2 Fill the gap: Elle ferme les ___ avant l'orage.
Full sentence: Elle ferme les volets avant l'orage. (She closes the shutters before the storm.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches volet?
volet: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.