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l'

feminine

/o.to/

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Translation

car, motor car

Word origin

A shortening of automobile, itself built from Greek autos ('self') and Latin mobilis ('movable').

Origin
Greek
Root
autos
English cognates
automobile, automatic, autonomy

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralautos

Examples

.

He parked his car in front of the house.

.

Cars drive too fast down our street.

vendu .

She sold her old car last week.

.

My car will not start in the morning any more.

au .

A red car was waiting on the corner of the square.

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This word is part of lesson 59.