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masculine

/ɡɑ̃/

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Translation

glove

Word origin

From Old French guant, borrowed from Frankish want ('glove'), a Germanic word. Dutch want ('mitten') and the Scandinavian vante come from the same Germanic source.

Origin
Frankish
Root
want

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralgants

Examples

' , .

Do not forget your gloves, it is minus five outside.

J' .

I lost a glove on the bus.

enfile stériles.

The surgeon puts on sterile gloves.

.

These leather gloves cost a fortune.

Cette .

That dress fits you like a glove.

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This word is part of lesson 38.