le

masculine

/mɛl/

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Translation

email (informal)

Word origin

A shortening of the English e-mail, from electronic mail. Official French recommends courriel, but mail is what people say.

Origin: English
Root: mail
English cognates: mail, email

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralmails

Examples

- .

Send me an email tonight.

' .

I never got your email.

tous .

She read all her emails this morning.

This email came in yesterday.

Work emails can wait until Monday.

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This word is part of lesson 52.