le

masculine

/su.sɔl/

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Translation

basement, cellar; subsoil

Word origin

A transparent compound of sous ('under') and sol ('ground, floor'), coined in the nineteenth century for the storey below street level.

Origin: French
Root: sous + sol

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralsous-sols

Examples

au -.

The washing machine is in the basement.

- humides.

The building's cellars are very damp.

au -.

We keep the old furniture in the basement.

étroit au -.

A narrow staircase leads down to the basement.

- .

The city's underground levels hide old passageways.

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This word is part of lesson 49.