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masculine

/paʁ.kiŋ/

#1958 of 5,000 Core 5000

Translation

car park, car park space; the place, not the act of parking

Word origin

Borrowed from English 'parking' in the early twentieth century, but narrowed on the way over: French kept only the place, so 'un parking' is a car park. The act of parking is 'le stationnement', and the verb is 'se garer'.

Origin: English
Root: parking
English cognates: park, parking

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralparkings

Examples

supermarché .

The supermarket car park is free on Sundays.

' souterrain.

I could not find a space in the underground car park.

Shall we meet in the car park in ten minutes?

There is a big car park behind the station.

, .

Careful, the car park closes at eight in the evening.

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This word is part of lesson 40.