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l'

masculine

/ɑ̃ɡl/

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Translation

angle, corner

Word origin

From Latin angulus ('corner, nook'), a diminutive built on a root meaning 'to bend'.

Origin
Latin
Root
angulus
English cognates
angle, angular, triangle

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralangles

Examples

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The camera shoots the room from a different angle.

.

Blind spots are dangerous when driving.

tous .

You have to look at the problem from every angle.

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The building forms a right angle with the street.

l' .

She has been waiting on the street corner for ten minutes.

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This word is part of lesson 43.