Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/kaʁt/

Line drawing of carte
Coloured illustration of carte
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Translation

card, map, menu

Word origin

From Latin charta ('sheet of papyrus, paper'), itself from Greek khartes. The same root gave English 'card', 'chart' and 'charter'.

Origin
Greek
Root
khartes
English cognates
card, chart, charter

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralcartes

Examples

metro, ?

Do you have a metro map, I have got lost?

supermarché.

He paid with his card at the supermarket.

serveur desserts.

The waiter brought us the dessert menu.

aux .

We're going to play cards after dinner.

J' .

I bought a pretty card for her birthday.

bonne .

Look at the map to find the right road.

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This word is part of lesson 10.