Grammatical class

Noun

carnaval

the carnival, last festive occasion before Lent, notably on Shrove Tuesday, marked by a masked parade and/or ball

Details

Syllables

car-na-val

Phonetics

kaʁ.na.val

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

8114

Freq. (movies)

4555

Freq. (news)

7452

Sentences

La vie est un carnaval.

Life is a carnival.

A1

Je déteste la neige et le carnaval.

I hate snow and the carnival.

A1

Laquelle de ces demoiselles est la reine du carnaval ?

Which one of these young ladies is the Carnival Queen?

A2

Le carnaval de Rio a lieu en février.

Rio's carnival is held in February.

B1

Si nous avions été à Venise un mois plus tôt, nous aurions pu participer au carnaval.

If we had been in Venice a month prior, we could have taken part in the carnival.

B1