Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/paˈtɾuʎa/

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Translation

patrol

Word origin

From French patrouille, from patrouiller ('to paddle in mud, to patrol'). English 'patrol' comes from the same French source.

Origin
French
Root
patrouille
English cognates
patrol

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralpatrullas

Examples

recorre .

A police patrol goes round the neighbourhood every night.

rutinaria.

The patrol stopped the car for a routine check.

.

The soldiers went out on patrol at dawn.

¿ ?

Have you seen the patrol go along this street?

niebla .

Our patrol got lost in the mountain fog.

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This word is part of lesson 43.