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feminine

/pɔʁ.te/

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Translation

range, reach; significance; litter (of animals)

Word origin

The past participle of porter ('to carry') used as a noun, from Latin portare. What a weapon carries to is its range, and what an animal carries is its litter.

Origin: Latin
Root: portare
English cognates: portable, transport

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralportées

Examples

The phone is within reach.

Cette .

This weapon has a range of two kilometres.

Nobody yet grasps the significance of their decision.

au .

Litters of kittens often come in spring.

Both litters found a home very quickly.

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This word is part of lesson 41.