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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