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masculine

/de.ɡɑ/

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Translation

damage, harm

Word origin

From the old verb dégâter ('to spoil, to lay waste'), built on gâter ('to spoil'), from Latin vastare ('to lay waste').

Origin: Latin
Root: vastare
English cognates: waste, devastate

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluraldégâts

Examples

The fire did a great deal of damage.

' .

There is no serious damage.

The storm damage is expensive.

She paid for the damage without arguing.

, !

Look at the damage, everything is broken!

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This word is part of lesson 48.