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feminine

/ʃyt/

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Translation

fall, drop; waterfall (chute d'eau)

Word origin

From Old French cheoite, the feminine past participle of cheoir ('to fall'), from Latin cadere ('to fall'). English borrowed the noun directly in 'chute' and 'parachute', and 'cadence' comes from the same Latin verb.

Origin: Latin
Root: cadere
English cognates: chute, parachute, cadence

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralchutes

Examples

' .

He broke his arm in a fall off his bike.

Niagara .

Niagara Falls attracts millions of visitors.

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A drop in temperatures is forecast for tonight.

cette .

Watch out for falling rocks on this road.

surprenante.

The ending of the film is really surprising.

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This word is part of lesson 34.