le
masculine
/miljø/
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Translation
middle, environment
Word origin
A French compound of mi ('middle', from Latin medius) and lieu ('place', from Latin locus), meaning literally 'the middle place'. The medius element shares its root with English medium and median.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- medius + locus
- English cognates
- medium, median
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmilieuxirregular
Examples
placee .
The table is placed in the middle of the living room.
' .
He comes from a simple, poor background.
, .
Right in the middle of the night, the phone rang.
' .
The village lies in the middle of a large dark forest.
, réputation .
In the film world, her reputation grows every year.
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