la

feminine

/te.le.vi.zjɔ̃/

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Translation

television

Word origin

Built from Greek tele ('far') and Latin visio ('sight'), so literally seeing at a distance.

Origin: Greek
Root: tele
English cognates: television, telephone, vision

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluraltélévisions

Examples

The television has been on since this morning.

fines.

Modern televisions are very thin.

He spends his evenings in front of the television.

These televisions cost a fortune.

We watched the match on television.

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This word is part of lesson 44.