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feminine

/taj/

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Translation

size, waist

Word origin

A noun from the verb tailler ('to cut, to trim'), from Late Latin taliare ('to split, to cut'), from Latin talea ('a cutting, a rod'). The same root gives English 'tailor' and 'detail'.

Origin: Latin
Root: taliare
English cognates: tailor, detail

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluraltailles

Examples

Quelle - ?

What shoe size do you take?

Cette .

This dress is too tight at the waist.

moyenne.

They are looking for a medium-sized house.

pull ' .

The jumper does not come in my size.

fine .

She was wearing a thin belt around her waist.

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This word is part of lesson 24.