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masculine

/ɛ̃.ʒe.njœʁ/

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Translation

engineer

Word origin

From Old French engigneor, someone who built engins, the siege machines of the Middle Ages. The root is Latin ingenium ('natural cleverness').

Origin: Latin
Root: ingenium
English cognates: engineer, engine, ingenious

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralingénieurs

Examples

Renault.

My brother is an engineer at Renault.

The engineers are working on a new engine.

She wants to be an engineer.

It will take an engineer to sort this out.

The engineers checked every part of the bridge.

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This word is part of lesson 51.