/blɑ̃/
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Translation
white
Word origin
From a Germanic root, Frankish blank ('shining, white'), which displaced the Latin albus in the meaning 'white'. The same root gave English 'blank' and 'bleach'.
- Origin
- Frankish
- Root
- blank
- English cognates
- blank, bleach
Grammar
Feminineblanche
Masc pluralblancs
Fem pluralblanches
Examples
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She's wearing a white dress for her wedding.
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The living room wall is all white.
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He prefers white wine to red wine.
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His hair has gone completely white in just a few years.
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The white wall of the kitchen needs to be cleaned.
chemisier aujourd'hui.
She is wearing a nice white blouse today.
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