chalet
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6.1
- noun
- /ʃæˈleɪ/
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chalet
- After hiking all day, we finally arrived at our cozy chalet nestled in the mountains.
- Swiss chalet
- ski chalet
- mountain chalet
They've done yachts, private jets, celeb homes, they've done condos, giant houses, vacation homes, ski chalets.
- They've done yachts, private jets, celeb homes, they've done condos, giant houses, vacation homes, ski chalets.
- So it's all inspired just by like vintage opera ski moments, like after, you know, at being at the chalet, after skiing, after snowboarding.
- No, I'm like, yes, bro, you've gone and booked out the rooms in the chalet except for one and this couple that were a few years.
Examples
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He... spends a few months a year here at his chalet.
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Most of the buildings were chalet-style, with steeply pitched roofs running almost to the ground.
Fiction book (1998) -
Get over to the chalet, George, and stand by the phone.
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From our secret chalet for two
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One day, he came to my chalet and asked me to write a book for this new series.
Academic text (2010) -
We're getting a proper chalet.
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We are now approaching the chalet which was opened in 1966.
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The car was parked near the chalet on a lonely alpine road.
Academic text (1996) -
That one there, that's our chalet, That's the girls coming up the mountain.
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When I went back to the chalet, the gentleman had already gotten up: "Guten Morgen."
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
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1.0
A small simple wooden house in the countryside or woods
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1.0
A small house in the countryside, usually with one floor
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Etymology
Chalet comes from French and originally meant a small 'hut' in the Alps where people who looked after cows lived. So, a chalet today keeps that image — a cozy wooden mountain cottage for holidays.