Kilo Lingo

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masculine

/fo.tœj/

Line drawing of fauteuil
Coloured illustration of fauteuil
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Translation

armchair

Word origin

From Old French faldestoel, from Frankish faldistol ('folding stool'), a compound of the Germanic roots for 'fold' and 'stool'. English 'faldstool' comes from the same source.

Origin
Frankish
Root
faldistol
English cognates
faldstool, fold, stool

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralfauteuils

Examples

.

My father reads in his armchair.

confortable.

This armchair is very comfortable.

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She often sleeps in this armchair.

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The armchairs in the living room are new.

- .

Sit down in this armchair.

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This word is part of lesson 49.