Kilo Lingo

le

masculine

/ko.te/

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Translation

side

Word origin

From Latin costa ('rib, side, coast'), via Old French coste.

Origin
Latin
Root
costa
English cognates
coast, costal, cutlet

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

l' .

He lives on the other side of the street.

, .

Put that aside, we will need it later.

.

She always stays next to the window.

' , l' .

On one hand he is right, on the other he goes too far.

l'ombre .

The north side of the garden stays in shade all day.

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This word is part of lesson 6.