écharpe

/e.ʃaʁp/

la 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 écharpes

Meaning

  1. scarf

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

foulard

écharpe is more for a long winter scarf; foulard is more for a lighter, often silk fashion scarf.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

bufanda

bufanda is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "scarf."

Portuguese

cachecol

cachecol is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "scarf."

Practice

1 What does écharpe mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle porte une ___ en hiver.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches écharpe?

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