la
feminine
/komfeˈɾenθja/
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Translation
lecture, conference
Word origin
From Latin conferre ('to bring together'), from con- plus ferre ('to carry'). The same root gives English 'conference' and 'transfer'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- conferre
- English cognates
- conference, confer, transfer
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralconferencias
Examples
clima .
The lecture on the climate lasted almost three hours.
Miles .
Thousands of scientists attended the international conference.
.
The professor will give a lecture next Tuesday.
telefónica Madrid.
We had a phone conference with the Madrid office.
¿ ?
What time does the press conference start?
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