robe/ʁɔb/
noun · A2 · Frequency 4800
nounfeminine
Meanings
dress, frock
Refers to a one-piece garment worn by women.
fur, coat (of an animal)
Refers to the hair or fur covering an animal's body.
wine's colour
Refers to the characteristic colour of wine.
Examples
Elle a choisi une robe bleue pour le mariage de sa cousine.
She chose a blue dress for her cousin's wedding.
La robe du renard devient plus épaisse avant l'hiver.
The fox's coat becomes thicker before winter.
La robe de ce vin rouge paraît très sombre dans le verre.
This red wine's colour looks very dark in the glass.
Collocations
- porter une robewear a dress
- la robe d’un vina wine's colour
Common mistakes
J'ai acheté une robe bleu.
J'ai acheté une robe bleue.
The adjective 'bleu' must agree in gender and number with the feminine singular noun 'robe', becoming 'bleue'.
Elle porte un robe.
Elle porte une robe.
'Robe' is feminine, so it requires the feminine indefinite article 'une', not the masculine 'un'.
Related words
synonymrobe de soiréeevening dress
synonympelageanimal fur
- synonymcouleurcolour
nounfeminine
Meanings
dress, frock
Refers to a one-piece garment worn by women.
fur, coat (of an animal)
Refers to the hair or fur covering an animal's body.
wine's colour
Refers to the characteristic colour of wine.
Examples
Les robes de la nouvelle collection sont exposées en vitrine.
The dresses from the new collection are displayed in the window.
Les robes de ces chevaux changent légèrement avec les saisons.
The coats of these horses change slightly with the seasons.
Les robes de ces vins varient du jaune pâle au rouge profond.
The colours of these wines range from pale yellow to deep red.