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la

feminine

/plaʒ/

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Translation

beach

Word origin

From Italian piaggia ('shore, slope'), from Late Latin plagia ('shore'), itself from Greek plagia ('sides, flanks'). The English 'plagal' relates distantly to the same Greek root.

Origin
Greek
Root
plagia

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralplages

Examples

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We spend the holidays at the beach every summer.

au .

The beach is very beautiful at sunset.

courent .

The children run on the beach with their dog.

aujourd'hui.

There are a lot of people at the beach today.

au .

We found a small quiet beach in the south.

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This word is part of lesson 28.