le
/ʃɑ̃.pjɔ̃/
Translation
champion, winner
Word origin
From Old French champion, from Late Latin campio ('fighter in the arena'), from Latin campus ('field, battlefield'). English 'champion' was borrowed from the same Old French word.
- Origin
- Late Latin
- Root
- campio
- English cognates
- champion, camp, campus
Grammar
Examples
- .
He became world champion at twenty-two.
.
Our team beat the reigning champions.
championne entraîneur.
The champion thanked her coach.
olympiques.
This small village has produced three Olympic champions.
!
You really are the champion of excuses!
Where this fits
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueFrench · Free printables
champion: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the French word "champion" (champion, winner): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
Free for members
The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.
Start your free weekThis word is part of lesson 32.