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masculine

/ma.ʁi/

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Translation

husband

Word origin

From Latin maritus ('husband, married man'), related to mas ('male').

Origin
Latin
Root
maritus
English cognates
marital, marry, matrimony

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

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Her husband always comes home before eight in the evening.

.

She and her husband travel a lot together.

l' .

Her husband helped her throughout her studies.

ingénieur Bordeaux.

Her husband works as an engineer in Bordeaux.

voisine .

My neighbour's husband is very kind to the children.

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This word is part of lesson 7.