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/ʃɑ̃bʁ/
Translation
room, bedroom
Word origin
From Latin camera ('vaulted room, chamber'), from Greek kamara ('vault'). The same root gave English 'chamber' and 'camera'.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- kamara
- English cognates
- chamber, camera, comrade
Grammar
Examples
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Her bedroom is always tidy and clean.
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We booked a room for two nights.
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The room overlooks the garden and the view is magnificent.
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The children share the back bedroom.
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Her hotel room overlooked the sea.
Where this fits
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Stories
(4)Grammar articles
(5)French Adjective Position: Default, BAGS, and the Meaning Shifts
The French Conditional Perfect: j'aurais fait, elle serait venue
French Possessive Pronouns: le mien, le tien, le sien, le nôtre, le vôtre, le leur
The French Subjunctive in Relative Clauses
French Superlatives: le plus, le moins, and the Irregulars
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