l'
masculine
/aʁbʁ/
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Translation
tree
Word origin
From Latin arbor ('tree'). The shift of -or to -re is regular in the development from Latin to French. English 'arbour' and 'arboreal' share the root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- arbor
- English cognates
- arbour, arboreal
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralarbres
Examples
.
There is a big tree in front of the house.
l' .
The children are playing under the tree in the garden.
.
This tree gives fruit every summer.
feuilles l'.
The wind makes the leaves of the tree move.
.
We planted a small tree in the garden.
Used in
Stories
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