l'
/ɛ̃.fo/
Translation
news, piece of information
Word origin
A colloquial clipping of information, from Latin informationem ('an outline, an idea'), from informare ('to shape, to instruct'). Clipping long nouns is a standard French habit, as in prof, resto and manif.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- informationem
- English cognates
- information, inform
Grammar
Examples
J' .
I have an important piece of news to give you.
tous .
We watch the eight o'clock news every evening.
Cette ' .
That piece of information was never confirmed by the police.
?
Have you got any news about the new teacher?
diffuse l' continu.
The channel broadcasts rolling news.
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