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/vjɛʁʒ/

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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

Masc pluralvierges

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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This word is part of lesson 39.