Monday, May 16, 2005

Learn French: Goal One - yet more -ail words

And you thought it was all over for "-ail"! A French friend has pointed out more such words to me:
  • l'éventail - fan (the thing you flap at yourself to stay cool)
  • le soupirail - a barred basement window (apparently there's no single word in English for this one...)
  • le rail - rail
  • le portail - portal
  • vitrail - stained-glass window
  • bétail - cattle (pl, masc).

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