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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

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A walk every day is very good for your health.

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The Sunday market is full of people in this neighbourhood.

L' , l'.

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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This word is part of lesson 8.