lepartenaire
common
/paʁtənɛʁ/
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Translation
partner
Word origin
Borrowed in the eighteenth century from English partner, itself an alteration of Old French parçonier ('joint owner'), from Latin partitio ('a sharing'). The word thus returned to French in its English-influenced form.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- partner
- English cognates
- partner
Grammar
Gendercommon
Pluralpartenaires
Examples
.
My partner and I are setting up a business together.
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She is dancing with a new partner tonight.
- .
Find yourself a partner for this exercise in pairs.
principal commercial.
This company is our main business partner.
tennis, essentiel.
In tennis, choosing a good doubles partner is essential.
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