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l'

feminine

/ɛ̃.dys.tʁi/

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Translation

industry

Word origin

From Latin industria ('diligence, purposeful activity'). The sense of manufacturing came with the factories of the eighteenth century.

Origin
Latin
Root
industria
English cognates
industry, industrious

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralindustries

Examples

L' .

The country's industry is in danger.

.

The old industries are closing one by one.

l' .

He has worked in industry for twenty years.

Cette .

This industry employs a thousand people.

'.

Big industries need energy.

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This word is part of lesson 50.