la
feminine
/sa.lɔp/
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Translation
bitch (vulgar)
Word origin
Of uncertain origin. The most widely cited account explains it as a compound of sale ('dirty') and an old word for the hoopoe bird (huppe), reckoned a filthy creature, though this remains disputed.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- sale + huppe
Other proposed origins
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralsalopes
Examples
.
Do not call your sister a bitch.
Quelle , .
What a bitch, she told the boss everything.
l' .
He called her a bitch in front of everyone.
voisine partant.
He called his neighbour a bitch as he was leaving.
' .
Nobody deserves to be called a bitch in the street.
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