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masculine

/ɛks.pɛʁ/

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Translation

expert, specialist

Word origin

From Latin expertus, the past participle of experiri ('to try, to put to the test'). An expert was first someone who had tried a thing rather than merely read about it. English 'experience' and 'experiment' share the root.

Origin
Latin
Root
expertus
English cognates
expert, experience, experiment

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralexperts

Examples

estimer .

An expert came to assess the damage.

experte .

She is an expert in employment law.

l' ' indépendant.

The court asked for the opinion of an independent expert.

, .

He talks like an expert, but he is often wrong.

' .

The experts do not agree among themselves.

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This word is part of lesson 30.