Grammatical class

Noun

gilet

waistcoat, vest

Details

Syllables

gi-let

Phonetics

ʒi.lɛ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

3844

Freq. (movies)

6247

Freq. (news)

12068

Sentences

Il porte un gilet jaune.

He's wearing a yellow vest.

A1

Elle lui a acheté un gilet.

She bought him a vest.

A1

Mary ne portait pas son gilet de sauvetage.

Mary did not wear her life vest.

A1

Je n'arrive pas à mettre la main sur le gilet de mon costume trois-pièces.

I can't find the waistcoat of my three piece suit.

A1

La femme sourde portait un gilet de sécurité orange d'ouvrier du bâtiment.

The deaf woman wore an orange construction worker safety vest.

A2

Un gilet est une veste sans manches.

A gilet is a jacket without arms.

B1

Tom portait un gilet pare-balles donc la balle ne l'a pas tué.

Tom was wearing a bulletproof vest, so the bullet didn't kill him.

B1

Son gilet était déboutonné.

Her cardigan was unbuttoned.

B2

La policière portait un gilet pare-balles.

The police officer wore a bulletproof vest.

B2