Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/ʁy/

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Translation

street, road

Word origin

From Latin ruga ('a wrinkle, fold'), which in Vulgar Latin came to mean a street or path.

Origin
Latin
Root
ruga
English cognates
ruga, corrugate

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralrues

Examples

.

He lives on a small street near the centre.

deserte -.

The street was deserted at that hour.

, .

Cross the road carefully, the cars are going fast.

l'.

He lives on a small street near the church.

déserte .

The street was deserted because of the rain.

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This word is part of lesson 11.