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grille

gate, grill, grid

noun GREEY Less Common

Origin: Latin craticula

Also means

schedule, timetable

Usage Note

grille refers to an iron gate or bars (as on a garden or prison), but also to any grid or schedule: une grille de programmes ('a programme schedule'), une grille de mots croisés ('a crossword grid'). The verb griller means 'to grill' and shares the same root.

Examples

"La grille du jardin était fermée à clé."

Natural Translation

The garden gate was locked.

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