La page
Example: J'ai tourné la page du livre ce matin.
Definition
"La page" refers to a single side of a sheet in a book, newspaper, or other printed material. It is the physical or digital surface where text or images are displayed. For example, turning "la page" means moving from one page to the next in a book.
Etymology
The term "la page" comes from the Latin word 'pagina,' meaning a written sheet or a page of a manuscript. Over time, it evolved in French to mean the individual leaf or side in books and documents. Did you know that 'pagina' originally referred to a row or column of writing, showing how pages were conceptualized as organized text?
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"La page" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A1) - set 4", containing 104 commonly used words.
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