salle
French, noun/sal/
salle is spelled S-A-L-L-E (5 letters) and appears 120 times per million words in written French, the 685th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Salle is a French feminine noun meaning “hall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Pièce d’une habitation ouverte aux visiteurs”.
What does salle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehall
- 2
feminineroom (in a house)
- 3
femininefront of house (public area of a restaurant, theatre, etc.)
en salle
- 4
femininesports hall
- 5
feminineinformalgym
aller à la salle
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pièce d’une habitation ouverte aux visiteurs. 2. Pièce de cette habitation à usage particulier : → voir salle d’eau, salle à manger et … 3. Espace pouvant recevoir plusieurs personnes pour une activité particulière : → voir salle de réunion 4. Lieu de regroupement provisoire. → voir salle d’attente, salle des pas perdus et …
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 salle
- salles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce salle?
- /sal/
- \sal\
- [sal]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to salle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is salle in French?
salle appears 120 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).