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masculine

/vwa.jɑ̃/

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Translation

clairvoyant, fortune teller; warning light

Word origin

The present participle of voir used as a noun, from Latin videre ('to see'). English 'vision', 'video' and 'clairvoyant' all trace back to that verb.

Origin: Latin
Root: videre
English cognates: vision, video, clairvoyant

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralvoyants

Examples

She went to see a fortune teller last week.

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The red warning light in the car came on.

tous .

The lights on the panel are all red.

A clairvoyant told her she would take a very long journey.

Two lights stay on over on the machine.

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This word is part of lesson 46.