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/sɔ.lid/

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Translation

solid, sturdy

Word origin

From Latin solidus ('firm, dense, whole'). The same word gave the late Roman gold coin the solidus, and through it the English words soldier and solder.

Origin
Latin
Root
solidus
English cognates
solid, consolidate, solder

Grammar

Masc pluralsolides

Examples

Cette .

This table is old but still very sturdy.

arguments .

We need stronger arguments.

L' .

Water becomes solid at zero degrees.

, .

Take sturdy shoes, the path is bad.

bâti .

They built a solid friendship in a few months.

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This word is part of lesson 40.