French Conversation · Level 92
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French word
cimetière
Pronunciation
IPA/simətjɛʁ/
Meaning
- masculine nouncemetery
Example
Je vais au cimetière.
I am going to the cemetery.
More examples
Le cimetière communal est bien entretenu.
The municipal cemetery is well maintained.
Core concept
Rows of tombs and monuments gathered along paths in a place of remembrance.
Common phrases
cimetière communal
municipal cemetery
aller au cimetière
go to the cemetery
une tombe au cimetière
a grave in the cemetery
Similar words
tombe: An individual burial place, often marked by a headstone and holding human remains.
Definition in French
Endroit aménagé où l'on enterre les morts et où se trouvent tombes, caveaux et monuments pour le souvenir des défunts.
Word origin
The French noun developed from Latin coemeterium, borrowed from Greek koimētērion for a place of sleep.
Usage tips
- Cimetière names the whole burial ground, while tombe names an individual grave.
Other meanings
- burial groundnoun