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Meaning of Chalet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈʃæleɪ

Definitions

  1. An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.
  2. A recreational lodge or small house within the grounds of a resort or country club dedicated to the uniformed services, used for events, staycations and other social gatherings.

Equivalents

العربية الشاليه شاليه
Bosanski koliba sale
Čeština chata
Deutsch Chalet
Español chalé chalet
Français chalet
Hrvatski koliba sale
Italiano chalet
日本語 シャレー
Kurdî sale
Bahasa Melayu chalet
Português chalé
Română cabană
Русский шале
Slovenčina koliba
Српски koliba sale
Türkçe şale

Examples

“Toward the end of the war, Benoit was sent off on his own with forged papers; he wound up working as a horse groom at a chalet in the Loire valley. Mandelbrot describes this harrowing youth with great sangfroid.”
““I know that Perdita spends the offseason at her chalet in Gstaad, and that her mansion would be empty. And the perfect place to teach you all a valuable lesson about the importance of being nice to people who maybe aren't part of your core group but who have done a lot of nice things for you and yet you still treat them like shit.””

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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