"gratte-ciel" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ɡʁat.sjɛl/ Audio: Fr-Paris--gratte-ciel.ogg [Paris] Forms: gratte-ciel [plural], gratte-ciels [plural]
Etymology: A calque of English skyscraper. Etymology templates: {{cal|fr|en|skyscraper|nocap=1}} calque of English skyscraper Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|#|+}} gratte-ciel m (plural gratte-ciel or gratte-ciels)
  1. skyscraper Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Buildings
    Sense id: en-gratte-ciel-fr-noun-1Bw0ITMv Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verb-noun compounds

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for gratte-ciel meaning in French (1.6kB)

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