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sol

ground, floor, soil

noun SOL Less Common

Also means

musical note G (sol)

Usage Note

Sol covers both the physical ground underfoot and soil in an agricultural or scientific sense. In music, sol is the fifth note of the solfège scale (the 'G' in the fixed-do system taught in French schools). The compound sous-sol means basement or underground level.

Examples

"Les enfants jouent sur le sol."

Natural Translation

The children play on the ground.

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