le
masculine
/vɛt.mɑ̃/
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Translation
garment, item of clothing
Word origin
From Latin vestimentum ('clothing'), from vestire ('to clothe'), from vestis ('garment'). The same root gives English vestment, vest and (via 'to clothe in an office') invest.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- vestimentum
- English cognates
- vestment, vest, invest
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralvêtements
Examples
l'.
I need to buy warm clothes for winter.
' .
Put your clothes away before going to sleep.
' sec.
This garment is dry-clean only.
' placard.
I have to put away my winter clothes in the cupboard.
.
This piece of clothing is too small for my son now.
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