la
feminine
/swa.ʁe/
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Translation
evening; party
Word origin
From soir ('evening'), from Latin sero ('late'), plus the suffix -ee marking duration; literally 'the span of an evening'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sero (serus)
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralsoirees
Examples
tous .
We had an excellent evening all together.
.
She is organising a party at her place next Saturday.
' .
The party started late but ended even later.
' .
Marie's birthday party was really successful.
voisins.
We spent a wonderful evening at our neighbours' house.
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