Kilo Lingo

/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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This word is part of lesson 10.