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feminine

/ale/

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Translation

alley, path, driveway

Word origin

Originally the feminine past participle of the verb aller ('to go'), so literally 'a going' and hence a walk or path. English borrowed it as alley.

Origin
Old French
Root
aller
English cognates
alley

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralallées

Examples

.

A long path leads to the old house.

.

The park paths are full of flowers.

- l' .

Park in the driveway in front of the garage.

couraient l' .

The children were running down the central path of the public garden.

au ' .

Our house is at the end of a small private lane.

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This word is part of lesson 19.