la
feminine
/fa.sɔ̃/
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Translation
way, manner
Word origin
From Latin factionem, the accusative of factio ('a making, a doing'), from facere ('to do, to make'). The sense is the way or manner in which something is made or done.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- factio
- English cognates
- faction, fashion, factory
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Examples
' originale.
He sorts out problems in a very original way.
, midi.
Anyway, we must leave before noon.
charmante 'exprimer.
She has a charming way of expressing herself.
, .
In any case, I won't be able to come tomorrow morning.
origines .
His way of speaking shows his southern origins.
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