gymnase
gymnasium, sports hall
noun zheem-NAHZ Rare
Origin: From Greek 'gymnasion' (place for athletic exercise)
Usage Note
Gymnase refers to an indoor sports facility (a gym or sports hall), not a fitness club — a commercial gym is usually called une salle de sport or une salle de fitness. In Swiss usage, gymnase also means a secondary school (roughly equivalent to a lycée).
Examples
"Les élèves font du sport au gymnase."
Natural Translation
The students do sport in the gymnasium.

Free starter pack
Building your French vocabulary?
Get the 100 most common French words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.
Related Words
Explore French by topic
FrenchNow
6 min read
FrenchNow
5 min read