French word

garde-robe

Pronunciation

IPA/gaʁdəʁɔb/

Meaning

  • feminine nounwardrobe

Example

La garde-robe est trop petite pour tous mes manteaux.

The wardrobe is too small for all my coats.

Illustration for garde-robe (wardrobe)

More examples

J'ai rangé mes chemises dans la garde-robe.

I put my shirts away in the closet.

Core concept

A person's complete set of clothes gathered together, sometimes pictured in the cupboard that holds them.

Common phrases

  • une garde-robe

    a closet

  • la garde-robe de la chambre

    the bedroom closet

  • une garde-robe intégrée

    a built-in closet

Similar words

armoire: A freestanding cabinet with doors, shelves, or a hanging rail for clothes.
placard: A built-in storage space with doors, often along a wall or hallway.
penderie: A tall space or piece of furniture for storing clothes on hangers.
commode: A drawer-filled piece of furniture for folded clothes and small items.

Definition in French

Ensemble des vêtements d'une personne; le terme peut aussi désigner le meuble où ces vêtements sont rangés.

Word origin

Garde-robe combines garde, a noun from garder, with robe, from a Germanic source borrowed into Old French, and originally named a place for storing clothes.

Usage tips

  • Garde-robe is feminine, so the usual singular form is une garde-robe, not un garde-robe.

Other meanings

  • closetnoun
  • clothesnoun

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