latente

feminine

/tɑ̃t/

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Translation

tent

Word origin

From Latin tenta, from tendere ('to stretch'), because a tent is made of stretched cloth.

Origin
Latin
Root
tenta
English cognates
tent, tense

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluraltentes

Examples

.

We pitched the tent near the river.

pleut, sec.

It is raining, but the tent stays nice and dry.

.

This tent can sleep four people.

.

The children are sleeping in the tent in the garden.

renversé .

The wind blew our tent over during the night.

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This word is part of lesson 40.