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Synonyms for chalet


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sha-ley, shal-ey; French shah-le
Phonetic Transcription : ʃæˈleɪ, ˈʃæl eɪ; French ʃɑˈlɛ



Définition of chalet

Origin :
  • 1782, from Swiss-French chalet "herdsman's hut, Alpine cottage," probably a diminutive of Old French chasel "farmhouse, house, abode, hut," perhaps from Vulgar Latin *casalis "belonging to a house," from Latin casa "house;" or from Old Provençal cala "small shelter for ships," from a pre-Latin language [Barnhart].
  • noun cottage
Example sentences :
  • You did not tell me this when you came up to the chalet last night, and sent for me.
  • Extract from : « The Crystal Hunters » by George Manville Fenn
  • Nonsense: you must eat, for we have a long journey back to the chalet.
  • Extract from : « The Crystal Hunters » by George Manville Fenn
  • I remember he came an evening, soon after my arrival at the chalet, when dinner was late.
  • Extract from : « Eben Holden » by Irving Bacheller
  • I fell an easy victim to the obituary editor that first evening in the chalet.
  • Extract from : « Eben Holden » by Irving Bacheller
  • John Trumbull came to dine with us at the chalet the evening of my arrival.
  • Extract from : « Eben Holden » by Irving Bacheller
  • Meanwhile my friends at the chalet were enough to keep me in good cheer.
  • Extract from : « Eben Holden » by Irving Bacheller
  • The chalet now must be sought in the terrace garden of Cobham Hall.
  • Extract from : « Dickens-Land » by J. A. Nicklin
  • A chalet is a sweet thing when you buy a little model of it at home.
  • Extract from : « Saunterings » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • But to my surprise and mortification, I found that there had been a chalet on top of it.
  • Extract from : « A Tramp Abroad, Complete » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • Apologize to your friends, and join me at the chalet at the end of the lake.
  • Extract from : « The Red Lottery Ticket » by Fortun Du Boisgobey

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