Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/vwa/

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Translation

voice, vote

Word origin

From Latin vocem, the accusative of vox ('voice'). The same root gives English 'vocal', 'voice' and 'vocation'.

Origin
Latin
Root
vox
English cognates
vocal, voice, vocation

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralvoix

Examples

.

She has a beautiful voice when she sings.

baisse .

He lowered his voice so as not to wake the baby.

candidat .

The candidate got a lot of votes in the village.

basse .

His voice was low when he spoke in front of everyone.

Baisse , 'endormir.

Lower your voice, the baby has just fallen asleep.

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