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la

feminine

/plas/

Line drawing of place
Coloured illustration of place
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Translation

place, square, seat

Word origin

From Vulgar Latin plattea, from Latin platea ('broad street, open space'), itself from Greek plateia ('broad way'). The English 'place', 'plaza' and 'piazza' share this root.

Origin
Greek
Root
platea
English cognates
place, plaza, piazza

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Examples

- cette .

Is this seat free.

.

There is a beautiful garden on the central square.

- , ' .

Save me a seat near the window, please.

' .

There are no more spaces left in the station car park.

.

The village square is very lively on Sunday mornings.

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This word is part of lesson 6.