la
/kɔ̃.fe.ʁɑ̃s/
Translation
a lecture, a talk; a conference
Word origin
From Medieval Latin conferentia, from Latin conferre ('to bring together, to compare, to discuss'), from con- ('together') and ferre ('to carry'). English 'conference' and 'confer' come from the same verb.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- conferre
- English cognates
- conference, confer, transfer
Grammar
Examples
l' .
The lecturer is giving a talk on the history of cinema.
quatorze .
The press conference starts at two in the afternoon.
J' passionnante.
I found his lecture long but fascinating.
climat.
They are organising an international conference on the climate.
, .
After the lecture, the students asked a lot of questions.
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