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feminine

ʁɔb

Line drawing of robe
Coloured illustration of robe
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Translation

dress

Word origin

From Frankish rauba ('spoils, garments taken as plunder'), a Germanic word; clothing was a common form of booty. English robe is borrowed from the French, while rob shares the same Germanic root.

Origin
Frankish
Root
rauba
English cognates
robe, rob

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralrobes

Examples

.

She is wearing a beautiful black dress for the party.

J' .

I have bought a new dress for the wedding.

Cette , .

That dress suits you very well, you look beautiful.

.

Her white dress shone under the garden lights.

J' ' .

I bought a summer dress in a small shop.

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This word is part of lesson 18.