cave
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adjective
- pitted
- concave
- cavernous
noun
- a cellar or basement
- a wine cellar; or, a piece of furniture that serves the purpose of a wine cellar
- a wine selection
- caves: An estate where wine grapes are grown or (especially) where wine is produced
- cave à liqueurs: A chest for the storage of liquors
Used in the library
- — Dans la cave, monsieur.- In the cellar, sir.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
- – Mon Dieu! mon Dieu! que va-t-il arriver! soupira Boisdon en descendant à la cave.- Oh, my God! My God! What's going to happen! Sighed Boisdon down to the cellar.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
- À Montmartre, on dansait le charleston jusqu'à l'aube dans des caves qui sentaient le tabac et le champagne.In Montmartre people danced the Charleston until dawn in cellars that smelled of tobacco and champagne.B2Les Années folles — The Roaring Twenties
- — Il y a énormément de rats dans cette cave.— There are a lot of rats in this cellar.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires