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la

feminine

/sal/

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Translation

salt; get out (imperative of salir)

Word origin

From Latin sal ('salt'). The same root underlies salary, from salarium, the allowance once paid to Roman soldiers.

Origin
Latin
Root
sal
English cognates
salt, salary, saline

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralsales

Examples

.

The doctor told him to take less salt each day.

, .

Add a bit more salt to the soup, please.

llegue .

Get out of here right now before your father arrives.

.

The sea salt hurts your eyes.

mucha .

I bought a lot of salt to make the fish in the oven.

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This word is part of lesson 15.