Grammatical class
Adjective
svelte
thin; slender
Details
Syllables
s-vel-te
Phonetics
svɛlt
Grammatical class
Adjective
Freq. (books)
15690
Freq. (movies)
30032
Freq. (news)
44895
Sentences
La fille est devenue une femme svelte.
The girl has grown into a slender woman.
A1
Mon oncle est svelte, mais ma tante est corpulente.
My uncle is slender, but my aunt is stout.
A1
Il se tenait debout contre le mur, sa silhouette svelte projetant une ombre prolongée dans tout le couloir.
He stood from the wall, his slender figure casting an elongated shadow across the hallway.
B1