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* Le marié a conduit sa femme à l’autel avant de passer la nuit avec elle à l’hôtel. | |||
The groom walked his wife to the altar before spending the night with her at the hotel. | <blockquote>The groom walked his wife to the altar before spending the night with her at the hotel.</blockquote> | ||
Revision as of 18:40, 2 October 2022
Those are two masculine nouns that have different meanings.
Un autel
"Un autel" (an altar) is the table on which offerings to a deity were placed in antiquity or on which masses are celebrated in Catholic worship.
Un hôtel
"Un hôtel" (a hotel) is a commercial establishment where you can rent a bed to sleep in (in most cases).
Example
- Le marié a conduit sa femme à l’autel avant de passer la nuit avec elle à l’hôtel.
The groom walked his wife to the altar before spending the night with her at the hotel.