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le

masculine

/klœb/

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Translation

club

Word origin

Borrowed from English 'club' (the association sense), which itself derives from a Norse word for a clumped mass, related to 'clump'. It denotes a society or association.

Origin
English
Root
club
English cognates
club, clump

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

' tennis l' .

He has been a member of a tennis club since the age of twelve.

' .

The football club announced the signing of a new player.

au .

We are meeting at the club tonight for the monthly meeting.

rejoint '.

She joined a book club at the start of the year.

'.

The club shut its doors after twenty years in business.

Club est un nom masculin emprunte a l'anglais. Il designe une association de personnes partageant un interet commun (sport, loisir, etc.) ou un etablissement de nuit. Club sportif (sports club), club de golf (golf club) et boite de nuit / club (nightclub) sont les principaux emplois.

Bienvenue dans le club ! (Welcome to the club!) s'emploie ironiquement pour exprimer la solidarite dans une difficulte partagee. Club de lecture (book club) et club de debat (debating society) sont des activites culturelles. Le pluriel clubs est invariable en genre.

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This word is part of lesson 15.