l'
/a.sɑ̃.sœʁ/
Translation
lift, elevator
Word origin
A nineteenth-century French coinage built on the stem of ascension, from Latin ascendere ('to climb up'), from ad- ('to') and scandere ('to climb'), with the agent suffix -eur. English 'ascend' and 'ascent' come from the same Latin verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ascendere
- English cognates
- ascend, ascent, ascension
Grammar
Examples
L' , l'.
The lift is out of order, take the stairs.
l' 'au sixième .
We took the lift up to the sixth floor.
.
There is a lift for wheelchair users.
l' .
She has been waiting for the lift for five minutes.
L' ' '.
The building is old and has no lift.
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