Grammatical class

Noun

édifice

building, structure

Details

Syllables

é-di-fi-ce

Phonetics

e.di.fis

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

4753

Freq. (movies)

9604

Freq. (news)

6302

Sentences

Cet édifice a sept étages.

This building has seven floors.

A1

Cet édifice est très grand.

This building is extremely large.

A1

Cet édifice menace de s'effondrer.

This building is on the verge of collapsing.

A1

Quel est le plus grand édifice du Japon ?

What is the tallest building in Japan?

A1

Un séisme a détruit l'édifice.

An earthquake destroyed the building.

B1

Qui a conçu cet étrange édifice ?

Who designed this strange building?

B1

L'explosion causa beaucoup de dégâts à l'édifice.

The explosion did a lot of damage to the building.

B1

Ils brillaient comme des étoiles dans l'édifice noir et sale.

They shone like stars in the dark, dirty building.

B2