le
masculine
/fø/
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Translation
fire, light
Word origin
From Latin focus ('hearth, fireplace'), which in Vulgar Latin came to mean 'fire'. English 'focus' is the same Latin word borrowed directly.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- focus
- English cognates
- focus, fuel, curfew
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralfeux
Examples
cheminée chaleur .
The fireplace gives warmth to the whole room.
.
The traffic light turned green.
, ' .
Be careful with the fire, do not get too close.
pompiers éteint ' .
The firefighters put out the fire in less than an hour.
, .
Turn right at the next traffic light, then carry straight on.
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