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/a.sis.tɑ̃/
Translation
assistant
Word origin
From Latin assistere ('to stand by, to attend'), from ad- ('to, towards') and sistere ('to cause to stand'). The French word first meant someone present at an event, then someone who helps.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- assistere
- English cognates
- assistant, assist, assistance
Grammar
Examples
' tous -.
My assistant handles all the appointments.
assistante '.
She works as an assistant in a law firm.
J' ' au Havre.
I spent a year as an English assistant in Le Havre.
.
The director asked his assistant to prepare the file.
partiel.
We are looking for a part-time assistant.
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