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le

masculine

/mi.nœʁ/

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Translation

minor, under-age person; miner

Word origin

From Latin minor ('smaller, lesser'), which gives the sense of a person below the legal age. The pit worker is a separate word, formed on mine.

Origin
Latin
Root
minor
English cognates
minor, minus

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralmineurs

Examples

' aux .

They do not serve alcohol to minors in this bar.

.

The judge decided to protect the minor.

au .

The miners worked deep underground.

.

An under-age person cannot drive this car.

.

His father was a miner in the north of the country.

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This word is part of lesson 45.