l'

feminine

/a.ʁɛ.ɲe/

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Translation

spider

Word origin

From Latin aranea ('spider, cobweb'), from Greek arachne, the name of the weaver turned into a spider in myth.

Origin: Latin
Root: aranea
English cognates: arachnid

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralaraignées

Examples

A spider climbed up the wall.

The spiders in this area do no harm at all.

l'.

He has been afraid of spiders since childhood.

Cette .

This spider is bigger than my hand.

l' .

She caught the spider with a glass.

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This word is part of lesson 59.