le

masculine

/ma.nɥɛl/

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Translation

manual, handbook, textbook

Word origin

From Latin manualis ('belonging to the hand'), from manus ('hand'). A handbook was small enough to hold.

Origin: Latin
Root: manus
English cognates: manual, manuscript

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralmanuels

Examples

The manual explains everything in detail.

l'.

She left her textbook at school.

Textbooks cost a fortune every year.

You should read the manual before you start.

datent .

These textbooks are twenty years old.

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This word is part of lesson 52.