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la

feminine

/list/

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Translation

list

Word origin

From Italian lista or Old French liste ('border, strip, list'), ultimately from a Germanic word meaning 'border, edge' (compare Frankish lista). The same Germanic root gave English list.

Origin
Germanic
Root
lista
English cognates
list

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Examples

J' ' .

I made a list of everything that needs to be bought.

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Your name is on the guest list for the reception.

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The list of candidates will come out tomorrow morning in the paper.

, ' .

Add milk to the shopping list, please.

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His name isn't on the guest list.

est un nom feminin designe un ensemble d'elements enumeres. Faire une liste (to make a list) est une action quotidienne. Etre sur la liste (to be on the list) et rayer de la liste (to cross off the list) sont des expressions courantes.

Liste noire (blacklist) et liste blanche (whitelist) sont des expressions du domaine de la securite et de l'informatique. Liste d'attente (waiting list) est utile dans le contexte medical ou scolaire. La liste est longue signifie qu'il y a beaucoup de choses a mentionner.

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This word is part of lesson 14.