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/paʁ/

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Translation

by, through, per, via

Word origin

From Latin per ('through, by'). The English 'per' and the prefix 'per-' share this root.

Origin
Latin
Root
per
English cognates
per

Examples

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This novel was written by a young French author.

.

I'll pass by the market on the way home.

euros .

He earns three thousand euros per month.

.

The letter arrived by post this morning.

Marseille Nice.

We're going via Marseille to reach Nice.

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This word is part of lesson 2.