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How do you say "parking meter" in French?
le parcmètre
In French, "parking meter" is le parcmètre.
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Pronunciation
Pronounced par-meh-tr. Two syllables, rhymes with 'bar meter'. Stress on first.
Grammar notes
Masculine noun (le parcmetre). Plural is les parcmetres. A compound of 'parc' (parking) and meter.
Example sentence
Le parcmètre accepte les pièces.
The parking meter accepts coins.
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How to remember le parcmètre
Parcmetre combines parking and meter - it is the device you pay at for parking.
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Questions about le parcmètre
How do you say "parking meter" in French?
In French, "parking meter" is le parcmètre. It is a noun.
Is le parcmètre masculine or feminine?
Masculine noun (le parcmetre). Plural is les parcmetres. A compound of 'parc' (parking) and meter.
How is le parcmètre used in a sentence?
Use le parcmètre as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: Le parcmètre accepte les pièces. (The parking meter accepts coins.).
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"Parking meter" in other languages
- Japanese パーキングメーター (pākingumētā)
- Korean 주차요금 징수기 (juchayogeum jingsugi)
- Chinese 停车计时器 (tíng chē jì shí qì)
- Spanish el parquímetro
- Spanish (Latin America) parquímetro
- German die Parkuhr
- Italian il parchimetro
- Russian парковочный счётчик (parkovočnyj sčëtčik)
- Greek παρκόμετρο (parkometro)
- Arabic عداد جراج عربيان (eadaad jaraaj earabiaan)
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