English

Noun

salle ‎(plural salles)

1. A hall or room used for fencing.
   • 2001, Nick Evangelista, Anita Evangelista, The Woman Fencer

     Your local fencing salle is a good place to relax and unwind and let the cares of the day take a backseat for a while. Meeting someone on the fencing strip, blade in hand, can become your only concern for two or three hours a couple of times a week.

Synonyms

• salle d'armes

French

Etymology

From Middle French salle, from Old French sale ‎(“a large room, large reception hall”), from Frankish *sal ‎(“dwelling, house, entrance hall”), from Proto-Germanic *salą ‎(“dwelling, house, hall”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- ‎(“human settlement, village, dwelling”). Cognate with Old High German sal ‎(“dwelling, house, entrance hall”) (whence German Saal), Old English sæl ‎(“room, hall, castle”). More at salon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sal/

Noun

salle f ‎(plural salles)

1. hall
2. room (in a house)

See also

• chambre f
• pièce f

Anagrams

• allés

Middle French

Etymology

From Old French sale ‎(“a large room, large reception hall”), from Frankish *sal ‎(“dwelling, house, entrance hall”), from Proto-Germanic *salą ‎(“dwelling, house, hall”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- ‎(“human settlement, village, dwelling”).

Noun

salle f (plural salles)

1. room

Norman

Etymology

From Old French sale ‎(“a large room, large reception hall”), from Frankish *sal ‎(“dwelling, house, entrance hall”), from Proto-Germanic *salą ‎(“dwelling, house, hall”), from Proto-Indo-European *sel- ‎(“human settlement, village, dwelling”).

Noun

salle f ‎(plural salles)

1. (Jersey) living room