Kilo Lingo

/lɔʁsk/

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Translation

when (formal)

Word origin

A contraction of Old French lors ('then', from Latin illa hora 'that hour') and que ('that'). The hora element shares its Latin source with English hour.

Origin
Latin
Root
illa hora + que
English cognates
hour

Examples

, .

When I arrived, everyone had already left.

.

She was crying when I broke the news to her.

Lorsqu' , .

When you are young, you do not think about retirement.

, orange.

When the sun sets, the sky turns orange.

J' déménagé.

I was still a child when my parents moved house.

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