🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

tondeuse à gazon

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tondeuse à gazon

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lawnmower/ˈlɔːnˌmoʊ.ər/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il passe la tondeuse à gazon le samedi matin."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A machine used for cutting grass on lawns.

    "He pushed the lawnmower across the overgrown backyard."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'lawnmower' is derived from the combination of 'lawn', which comes from the Old English 'læn', meaning 'a piece of land covered with grass', and 'mower', from the Old English 'mowen', meaning 'to cut'. The term evolved in the 19th century with the advent of mechanical devices for cutting grass.

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