/vjɛʁʒ/
Translation
blank, unused, untouched; also virgin
Word origin
From Latin virginem, the accusative of virgo ('maiden'). The everyday modern French sense is 'blank, unused', as of a page or a disc that nothing has yet been written on.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- virgo
- English cognates
- virgin, virginal
Grammar
Examples
' .
He put a blank page in front of him and wrote nothing.
.
Take a blank sheet and write down your ideas.
formulaire , l' .
The form is still blank, nobody has filled it in.
J' CD sauvegarde.
I bought blank CDs for the backup.
Cette .
This forest has remained untouched by any building work.
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