l'

masculine

/a.dɔ.le.sɑ̃/

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Translation

teenager, adolescent

Word origin

From Latin adolescens, the present participle of adolescere ('to grow up'). The past participle of the same verb gave 'adult'.

Origin: Latin
Root: adolescens
English cognates: adolescent, adult

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluraladolescents

Examples

Cet l'.

This teenager spends his days in front of a screen.

week-end.

Teenagers sleep a lot at the weekend.

adolescente l'.

She was still a teenager at the time.

A teenager found the lost dog.

The problems of teenagers are hard to understand.

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This word is part of lesson 56.