lepropriétaire

common

/pʁɔ.pʁi.e.tɛʁ/

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Translation

owner, landlord

Word origin

From propriété ('property'), from Latin proprietas ('ownership'), from proprius ('one's own').

Origin
Latin
Root
proprietas
English cognates
proprietor, property

Grammar

Gendercommon
Pluralpropriétaires

Examples

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The landlord raised the rent this year.

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She owns three flats.

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The owner of the dog must keep it on a lead.

.

We met the new owner of the farm.

réparations.

The landlord refuses to carry out the repairs.

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