abri
French, noun/a.bʁi/
abri is spelled A-B-R-I (4 letters) and appears 25 times per million words in written French, the 3,133rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abri is a French masculine noun meaning “a shelter or refuge against the elements or physical danger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Lieu où on peut se mettre à couvert, se protéger des intempéries ou d'un danger”.
What does abri mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea shelter or refuge against the elements or physical danger
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Lieu où on peut se mettre à couvert, se protéger des intempéries ou d'un danger. 2. Construction équipée d’un toit qui protège les utilisateurs de transports en commun, le matériel sensible… 3. Ce qui préserve de l’adversité. 4. Tout ce qui sert à garantir, soit de l’action désastreuse des vents, soit de la trop grande ardeur du soleil, soit du gel.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abri
- abris plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abri?
- /a.bʁi/
- \a.bʁi\
- [a.bʁi]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abri
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abri in French?
abri appears 25 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).