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Usages of la grotte
Ils entrent dans une petite grotte où l'air est frais et humide.
They enter a small cave where the air is cool and damp.
Dans la grotte, le guide parle doucement sans que l'écho ne dérange le groupe.
In the cave, the guide speaks softly without the echo bothering the group.
Sur cette carte touristique, la grotte et le volcan sont bien indiqués.
On this tourist map, the cave and the volcano are clearly marked.
Dans la grotte, l'écho de nos voix est fort.
In the cave, the echo of our voices is loud.
Elle a eu un frisson en entrant dans la grotte humide.
She had a shiver when she went into the damp cave.
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