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masculine
/pʁi/
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Translation
price; prize
Word origin
From Latin pretium ('price, value, reward'). The same Latin word lies behind both the cost sense and the prize sense.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pretium
- English cognates
- price, prize, precious
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralprix
Examples
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What is the price of this watch?
concours.
She won first prize in the competition.
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Prices have risen a lot this year.
l'essence .
The price of petrol rises every week.
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She received an award for her first novel.
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