Kilo Lingo

l'

feminine

/a.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/

Line drawing of attention
Coloured illustration of attention
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Translation

attention, watch out

Word origin

From Latin attentio ('attentiveness'), from attendere ('to stretch towards, to attend to'), from ad ('to') and tendere ('to stretch').

Origin
Latin
Root
attentio
English cognates
attention, tension

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Examples

.

Watch out when crossing the road.

accorde ' .

She pays a lot of attention to every detail.

, .

Watch out, the floor is very dangerous here.

.

The children find it hard to keep their attention in class.

J' '.

I listened to his speech very attentively.

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This word is part of lesson 7.