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masculine

/pa.sa.ʒe/

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Translation

passenger

Word origin

From passage, from passer ('to pass'). The feminine form is passagère, and as an adjective the word means fleeting.

Origin: French
Root: passage
English cognates: passenger, passage

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralpassagers

Examples

The passenger at the back has been asleep for an hour.

The passengers are waiting in front of the door.

A passenger lost his bag on the train.

Tous .

All the passengers get off the train at the station.

aux .

The pilot speaks to the passengers before departure.

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This word is part of lesson 44.