la
feminine
/maʁʃ/
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Translation
walk, step, market (noun); works (verb)
Word origin
Deverbal of marcher ('to walk'). The 'market' sense is a separate word, marche from Latin mercatus, but the dominant noun here ('step, walk') comes from the verb.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- marchier
- English cognates
- march
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Examples
bonne .
A walk every day is very good for your health.
.
The Sunday market is full of people in this neighbourhood.
L'ascenseur , l'escalier.
The lift is not working any more, you need to take the stairs.
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The Sunday market is full of people in summer.
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A long walk in the forest does a lot of good.
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