le

masculine

/ʁɛ̃/

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Translation

kidney; (plural) lower back

Word origin

From Latin ren ('kidney'), whose plural renes gave the French plural sense of the lower back. English 'renal' comes from the same root.

Origin: Latin
Root: ren
English cognates: renal

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralreins

Examples

au .

The doctor found a stone in his kidney.

J' aux .

My lower back has been hurting since this morning.

aux .

He took a blow to the lower back during the match.

This patient has been waiting two years for a new kidney.

The left kidney no longer works at all.

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This word is part of lesson 55.