l'
feminine
ɛkspeʁjɑ̃s
#873 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
experience; experiment
Word origin
From Latin experientia ('trial, practical knowledge'), from experiri ('to try, test'). The same root gives English experience, experiment and expert.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- experientia
- English cognates
- experience, experiment, expert
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralexpériences
Examples
' .
He has a lot of experience in this field.
L' scientifique echoue.
The scientific experiment failed.
C' .
It was a wonderful experience.
' -.
This experience taught me a lot about myself.
' .
He has twenty years of experience in this trade.
Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Go to my review queueThis word is part of lesson 18.