le

masculine

/kɑbl/

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Translation

cable, lead, wire

Word origin

From Late Latin capulum ('rope, halter'), which reached French through Norman use at sea.

Origin: Latin
Root: capulum
English cognates: cable

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralcâbles

Examples

The telephone cable is broken.

The cables run under the road.

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This cable needs replacing before winter.

These leads are too short for the television.

She is watching the match on cable.

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This word is part of lesson 44.