la
feminine
/tele/
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Translation
TV, telly
Word origin
A clipping of television. The element tele- is from Greek tele ('far off'), and -vision is from Latin visio ('sight'), from videre ('to see').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- tele
- English cognates
- telephone, telescope, telegraph
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraltélés
Examples
tous .
We watch telly every evening after dinner.
Eteins , .
Turn off the TV, it's late.
.
There's a good film on TV tonight.
'.
The children watch too much telly during the summer holidays.
foot .
There is a good football match on TV tonight.
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