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单词 fale
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Definition of fale in English:

fale

noun ˈfɑːleɪ
  • A Samoan house with open sides and a thatched roof.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The majority live in modest huts, called fales, which are built on stone platforms, with mats covering the pebble floor and blinds that can be lowered for shelter.
    • Visitors often stay in open Samoan beach houses called fale (pronounced FAH-lay) and adopt the laidback local lifestyle.
    • My guide book said nearly all the houses (or fales, pronounced ‘fah-lays’) had traditional thatched roofs.
    • In times of crisis - and Falealupo has had a few in recent years - matai gather in a particular fale tele or meeting house.
    • In 1990, the tropical cyclone Ofa destroyed the roof of the market fale, which meant the end of this third and last central market experiment to date.
 
 
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