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masculine

/bip/

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Translation

beep, bleep

Word origin

From English beep, an imitative word for a short electronic sound. French respelled it to match its own spelling of the vowel.

Origin: English
Root: beep
English cognates: beep

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralbips

Examples

A beep marks the end of the programme.

Leave a message after the beep.

The machine's beeps wake everybody up.

The beeping goes on and on.

She waits for the beep before speaking.

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This word is part of lesson 57.