Grammatical class
Noun
embrasure
(architecture) embrasure
Details
Syllables
em-bra-su-re
Phonetics
ɑ̃.bʁa.zyʁ
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
7762
Freq. (movies)
57834
Freq. (news)
64646
Sentences
Sa mère se tenait dans l'embrasure de la porte.
His mother was standing in the doorway.
B1
Une femme étrange se tenait dans l'embrasure de la porte.
A strange woman was standing in the doorway.
B1
Au moment où elle vit un grand homme armé se tenir dans l'embrasure de la porte, elle recula instinctivement.
At the moment she saw a tall man with a gun standing in the doorway, she instinctively backed away.
B2