le
masculine
/mœbl/
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Translation
piece of furniture
Word origin
From Latin mobilis ('movable'), from movere ('to move'). Furniture was 'movable property' as opposed to fixed real estate.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mobilis
- English cognates
- mobile, movable, mobility
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmeubles
Examples
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This old piece of furniture comes from my grandmother.
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We need to change the furniture in the living room.
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The wooden furniture is prettier than the other one.
nouvel ' .
Our new flat has hardly any furniture.
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This piece of furniture is too big for the bedroom.
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