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/luʁ/

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Translation

heavy

Word origin

From Latin luridus ('pale yellow, sallow, ghastly'), which shifted in Vulgar Latin towards 'dull, heavy, clumsy' before reaching the modern sense 'heavy'. The same root gave English lurid.

Origin
Latin
Root
luridus
English cognates
lurid

Grammar

Femininelourde
Masc plurallourds
Fem plurallourdes

Examples

.

This bag is too heavy for me.

.

He has been carrying a heavy secret for a long time.

.

The silence became heavy in the room.

cette .

You have a heavy workload this week.

Cette .

This car is heavier than mine.

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This word is part of lesson 28.