Kilo Lingo

/ˈprəʊfaɪl/

Line drawing of profile
Coloured illustration of profile
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Translation

The shape of a face seen from the side; also a short description of a person, for example on a website.

Word origin

From Italian profilo, an outline drawing, from profilare, to draw in outline, from Latin filum, a thread.

Origin
Italian
Root
profilo
English cognates
file

Grammar

Gender
Pluralprofiles

Examples

's .

"In profile" means seen from the side.

updated .

On websites, your profile is your page about yourself.

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Here a profile is a short article describing a person.

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This word is part of lesson 53.