l'
feminine
adʁɛs
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Translation
address
Word origin
A back-formation from the verb adresser, from Vulgar Latin addirectiare ('to straighten, to direct'), built on ad- ('to') and directus ('straight'). English address comes from the same source.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- addirectiare
- English cognates
- address, direct
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraladresses
Examples
- , .
Give me your address, I will come and see you.
.
My address changed last month.
.
The letter was sent to the wrong address.
- , ' ?
Could you write your address on this paper, please?
' .
That address has not existed in the neighbourhood for a long time.
- confirmer postale, ' ?
Could you please confirm your postal address?
Used in
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