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dorm
A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., femme, chat, maison).
1. (colloquial) (abbreviation of "dormitory"; room)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. le dortoir (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The summer camp counselors would check the dorms before lights-out.Les moniteurs de colo faisaient le tour des dortoirs avant l’extinction des feux.
2. (colloquial) (abbreviation of "dormitory"; student housing) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States.
a. la résidence universitaire (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
I met my roommate for the first time in the lobby of the dorm.J’ai rencontré mon colocataire pour la première fois dans le hall de la résidence universitaire.
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