la

feminine

/ʁə.suʁs/

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Translation

resource, means

Word origin

From Old French resourdre ('to rise again, to recover'), from Latin resurgere. A ressource was first the means by which one got back on one's feet.

Origin: Latin
Root: resurgere
English cognates: resource, resurgence

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralressources

Examples

Cette .

This region is short of resources.

L' .

Water is our first resource.

They are using every resource they have to finish the project.

The forest is an important resource for the village.

, .

With no means, a family cannot live here.

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This word is part of lesson 54.