/nuvo/

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Translation

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Word origin

From Old French novel, from Latin novellus ('young, new, recent'), a diminutive of novus ('new').

Origin
Latin
Root
novellus
English cognates
novel, novice, innovate

Grammar

Femininenouvelle
Masc pluralnouveaux
Fem pluralnouvelles
Pre-vowel mascnouvel

Examples

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I've got a new bike.

Bordeaux .

My new colleague is arriving from Bordeaux next week.

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She found a new job at a small company.

, .

Once again, he forgot to warn us before making this decision.

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We have to start everything all over again from the beginning.

est un adjectif BAGS (féminin nouvelle, pluriel nouveaux/nouvelles) qui se place avant le nom. Devant une voyelle au masculin singulier, il prend la forme nouvel : un nouvel appartement, un nouvel ami. La distinction nouveau (brand new, recent, novel) vs neuf (unused, never been used) : une voiture neuve (a brand new, never used car) vs une nouvelle voiture (a new car to me).

De nouveau (again, once again) et à nouveau (afresh, anew) sont deux locutions dont la nuance est subtile. Quoi de neuf ? (what's new?) vs du nouveau (news, something new) - les emplois sont nombreux. Bonne et heureuse nouvelle année ! (Happy New Year!) utilise nouvelle dans son acception d'événement récent ou d'annonce. Nouvelle vague (New Wave) est un terme culturel célèbre du cinéma français.

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This word is taught in chapter 4, lesson 9: nouveau, plaire, dernier and 7 more words.