la
/vil/
Translation
city, town
Word origin
From Latin villa ('country house, farm estate'); the sense broadened through 'village' to 'town, city'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- villa
- English cognates
- villa, village, villain
Grammar
Examples
.
Paris is a magnificent city in every season.
.
He is looking for a flat in the city centre.
festival .
The city organises a music festival every summer.
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Our city has been changing a lot for the past few years.
cette .
I have been living in this city for more than ten years.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(9)Le bus manqué
3 min read · Core 1000
Le coup de téléphone
3 min read · Core 1000
Perdu en ville
3 min read · Core 1000
Un matin au marché
3 min read · Core 1000
Mathieu revient en ville
4 min read · Core 1000
Une rencontre au marché
4 min read · Core 1000
L'homme dont elle parle
5 min read · Core 5000
Le détective
5 min read · Core 5000
Pas devant les clients
5 min read · Core 1000
Grammar articles
(6)dont in Depth: The French de Relative Pronoun
French Intermediate Grammar (B1-B2): The Things That Stop You at the Plateau
French Relative Pronouns After a Preposition: lequel, auquel, duquel
French Relative Pronouns: qui, que, dont, où and How to Glue Clauses Together
The French Subjunctive After Superlatives and Exclusives
French Superlatives: le plus, le moins, and the Irregulars
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