chalet
An alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eavesAn alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.
» Anton's chalet has a large balcony.
Das Chalet von Anton hat einen großen Balkon.
Meaning
2 sensesAn alpine style of wooden building with a sloping roof and overhanging eaves.
Chalet
шале́šalé
a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
(Singapore)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.
Examples
4 sentencesAnton's chalet has a large balcony.
deDas Chalet von Anton hat einen großen Balkon.
Anton's chalet is situated on a mountain.
deDas Chalet von Anton befindet sich auf einem Berg.
We stayed in a chalet.
ruМы остановились в шале.
They have a chalet in the Alps.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French chalet, from Franco-Provençal çhalè (“herdsman's hut in the mountainsBorrowed from French chalet, from Franco-Provençal çhalè (“herdsman's hut in the mountains”).
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