lac

Signification

lake

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/lak/

Étymologie

Inherited from Middle French lac, from Old French lac, a replacement of earlier lai (“pit, trench, ditch, grave, mere, pond”) (see Old French lac). Generally inferred as a borrowing of Latin lacus (“lake”), from Proto-Italic *lakus, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”).

Phrases

Le lac est , depuis , considéré comme un mythe de même que la ville .

Since then, the lake has been considered a myth, as has the city.

Le lac se trouve sur le territoire de la commune de Cauterets.

The lake is located on the territory of the municipality of Cauterets.

L'embouchure du lac Barrière est situé au centre du lac , sur la rive ouest .

The mouth of Barriere Lake is located in the center of the lake, on the west shore.

Le lac a pour émissaire le gave de Bious.

The lake's emissary is the Gave de Bious.

Une stèle sur les bords du lac commémore ce tragique événement .

A stele on the shores of the lake commemorates this tragic event.