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