French Conversation · Level 91
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French word
cave
Pronunciation
IPA/kav/
Meaning
- feminine nounbasement
Example
La bouteille est dans la cave.
The bottle is in the basement.
More examples
Le locataire a loué une cave pour stocker ses courses.
The tenant rented a basement to store his groceries.
Core concept
A cool, dark room beneath a house where bottles and stored food are kept.
Common phrases
cave commune
communal basement
louer une cave
rent a basement
cave personnelle
personal basement
Similar words
sous-sol: A basement level often used as a storage area, workshop, or multipurpose space.
cave à vin: A purpose-built underground or semi-underground room for wine storage and aging.
Definition in French
Pièce sous une maison ou un immeuble destinée au rangement ou au stockage, notamment de provisions et de bouteilles.
Word origin
French cave comes from Latin cava, the feminine form of cavus, meaning hollow, through Old French.
Usage tips
- Cave is feminine, so the usual forms are une cave, la cave, and à la cave.
Other meanings
- wine cellarnoun
- cellarnoun
Opposites
- grenieratticnoun
Related words
- caveauvaultnoun
- cavistewine merchantnoun