l'immeuble

masculine

/i.mœbl/

#1971 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

building, block of flats

Word origin

From Latin immobilis ('immovable'), from in- ('not') and mobilis ('movable'). A building is immovable property.

Origin
Latin
Root
immobilis
English cognates
immobile, immovable

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralimmeubles

Examples

.

They live in a ten-storey building.

charme.

This old building has a lot of charm.

L' rénové l' .

The building opposite was renovated last year.

nouvel .

A new office building is going up.

L'ascenseur l' panne.

The lift in the building is out of order.

Used in

Add to review queue

Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.

Go to my review queue

This word is part of lesson 40.