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/fə.nɛtʁ/

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Translation

window

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Word origin

From Latin fenestra ('window, opening'). The same root survives in English fenestration and defenestration (the act of throwing someone out of a window).

Origin
Latin
Root
fenestra
English cognates
fenestration, defenestration

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralfenêtres

Examples

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Open the window, it is too hot in the bedroom.

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She watched the rain through the window.

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The kitchen window looks out onto the garden.

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Open the window, it's too hot in this room.

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The cat often sleeps by the living-room window.

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This word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 2: fenêtre, épouser, danser and 7 more words.