l'
masculine
/ɑ̃fɛʁ/
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Translation
hell
Word origin
From Latin infernum ('the lower regions, the underworld'), from infernus ('lower, below').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- infernum
- English cognates
- infernal, inferno
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralenfers
Examples
veritable .
This week has been absolute hell at work.
religion, l' .
In this religion, heaven and hell really exist.
L', c' , Sartre.
Hell is other people, as Sartre said.
véritable .
That meeting was a real hell.
, c' l' .
The morning journey is hell in summer.
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