la
feminine
/sal/
#535 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
room, hall
Word origin
From Frankish sal ('hall, house, room'), a Germanic word brought into Gallo-Romance, related to Old High German sal.
- Origin
- Frankish
- Root
- sal
- English cognates
- saloon, salon, hall
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralsalles
Examples
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The meeting is being held in the large room on the first floor.
couloir.
The bathroom is at the end of the corridor.
' .
The whole room stood up at the end of the show.
.
The classroom is big and full of sunlight.
'attente .
We will meet in the doctor's waiting room.
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