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/ɛ̃.tɛʁn/

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Translation

internal, inner; (as a noun) a boarder, a junior doctor

Word origin

From Latin internus ('inward, on the inside'), formed on inter ('between, among'). English 'internal' and 'intern' come from the same word.

Origin
Latin
Root
internus
English cognates
internal, intern, interior

Grammar

Masc pluralinternes

Examples

l'usage .

The report is for internal use only.

L' .

The company has opened an internal inquiry.

au .

My brother was a boarder at secondary school for three years.

l' Lyon.

She is a junior doctor in surgery at the hospital in Lyon.

paroi calcaire.

The inner wall of the pipe is covered in limescale.

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This word is part of lesson 37.