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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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