la
/liɲ/
Translation
line
Word origin
From Latin linea ('a linen thread, a line'), originally 'a flaxen string', from linum ('flax, linen'). The same root gave English line and linear.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- linea
- English cognates
- line, linear, lineage
Grammar
Examples
, ' .
Wait your turn, stay in line please.
' .
Metro line five is under maintenance until July.
' .
He reads between the lines and understands what is left unsaid.
Tracez .
Draw a straight line between these two points.
Cette -.
This bus line goes through the town centre.
est un nom feminin avec de nombreux emplois : une ligne geometrique, une ligne de transport (bus, metro, train), une ligne de texte, une ligne telephonique et une ligne de produits. Garder la ligne (to keep one's figure) est une expression corporelle.
Lire entre les lignes (to read between the lines) est une expression figuree de l'interpretation. En ligne (online) est indispensable dans le contexte numerique. Ligne directrice (guideline) et ligne de conduite (line of conduct) sont des termes directifs frequents.
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