Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/pʁɛs/

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Translation

press, media

Word origin

From Old French presse ('crowd, pressing'), from presser, from Latin pressare ('to press'), a frequentative of premere ('to press'). English press comes from the same Latin root.

Origin
Latin
Root
pressare
English cognates
press, pressure

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralpresses

Examples

.

The press covered it a lot last week.

conference .

He held a press conference last night.

.

Freedom of the press is a very important right.

locale couvert l'événement .

The local press covered the event in detail.

conférence .

A press conference will take place tomorrow morning.

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This word is part of lesson 20.