étoile

/e.twal/

la 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 étoiles

Meaning

  1. star

    • On voit les étoiles la nuit.

      You can see the stars at night.

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

astro

astro is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "star."

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estrela

estrela is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "star."

Portuguese

vedete

vedete is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "star."

Practice

1 What does étoile mean?

2 Fill the gap: On voit les ___ la nuit.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches étoile?

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