Translation
girl, daughter
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Word origin
From Latin filia ('daughter'), the feminine of filius ('son'). English 'filial' and 'affiliate' derive from this root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- filia
- English cognates
- filial, affiliate
Grammar
Examples
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She is a very lively little girl full of energy.
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My daughter loves reading novels before falling asleep.
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The neighbour's daughter has been playing the piano since the age of five.
ingénieure .
His daughter has just obtained her engineering degree this year.
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The girls in the class won the football match.
couvre deux sens principaux : girl (jeune personne féminine) et daughter (relation parentale). Petite fille (little girl) et jeune fille (young woman, maiden) précisent l'âge. Belle-fille (daughter-in-law or stepdaughter) suit la même logique que belle-mère.
Fille dans vieille fille (old maid, spinster) est aujourd'hui considéré péjoratif et désuet. Au pair désigne une jeune femme (souvent étrangère) travaillant comme aide familiale - le terme est emprunté par l'anglais mais d'origine française. Fils est le masculin de fille comme relation parentale, mais garçon est l'antonyme pour le genre.
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Stories
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Grammar articles
(6)dont in French: How to Use the Relative Pronoun
French Feminine Person Nouns: acteur to actrice, italien to italienne
Intermediate French Grammar (B1-B2): What Breaks the Plateau
French Noun Gender: Le or La? The Endings That Tell You
French Gérondif and Present Participle: en + -ant Rules
French Possessive Adjectives: mon, ma, mes Chart and Rules
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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 5: fille, père, trop and 7 more words.