Kilo Lingo

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common

/ˈkljente/

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Translation

customer; client

Word origin

From Latin 'cliens, clientis', a dependant under the protection of a patron. The same root gives English 'client'.

Origin
Latin
Root
cliens
English cognates
client

Grammar

Gendercommon
Pluralclientes

Examples

.

The customer is always right.

Atendemos .

We serve about twenty customers a day.

.

I have a meeting with an important client.

.

We lost an important client because of that mistake.

enfadado .

The customer came in very angry and asked to speak to the boss.

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This word is part of lesson 12.