/sɛ̃k/
Translation
five
Word origin
From Latin quinque ('five'). The same root, through Greek and Latin, gave English 'quintet' and 'quintuple'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- quinque
- English cognates
- quintet, quintuple
Examples
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There are five people in my immediate family.
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The appointment is set for five in the afternoon.
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She needs five minutes to get ready.
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The baby already has five teeth and laughs all the time.
cette .
Five students received a scholarship this year.
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The baby now has five all-white teeth.
cette .
Five students won a scholarship this year.
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Grammar articles
(7)dont in Depth: The French de Relative Pronoun
French Future Tense: Futur Proche, Futur Simple, and the Irregular Stems
French Impersonal Verbs: il y a, il faut, il fait and the Dummy Subject 'il'
French Irregular Verbs: The Core Set, the -ir Split and the Patterns That Repeat
Passé Composé vs Imparfait: How to Choose Between the Two French Past Tenses
Reported Questions and Commands in French
French Time Expressions: depuis, pendant, il y a and pour
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