leétage
masculine
/e.taʒ/
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Translation
floor, storey
Word origin
From Old French estage ('a dwelling, a position'), from Vulgar Latin staticum, based on Latin stare ('to stand'). The same root gives English 'stage' and 'stable'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- staticum
- English cognates
- stage
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralétages
Examples
.
My flat is on the third floor.
L'ascenseur .
The lift goes straight up to the top floor.
.
This building has ten storeys.
l' supérieur.
The offices are on the upper floor.
l' - .
We live on the floor above them.
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