la

feminine

/pu.sjɛʁ/

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Translation

dust

Word origin

From Old French pous, from Latin pulvis ('dust').

Origin: Latin
Root: pulvis
English cognates: powder, pulverise

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralpoussières

Examples

There is dust everywhere in the house.

The dust from the road comes in through the window.

She wipes the dust off the cabinet.

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These fine particles stay in the air for a long time.

The wind carries the dust along the path.

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This word is part of lesson 44.