Le câble
Example: Le câble est trop court pour brancher la lampe.
Definition
"Le câble" refers to a thick, strong rope or wire used to carry electrical current or signals, or to connect and support objects. In the example phrase, "le câble" is the wire that is too short to plug in the lamp.
Etymology
The word "le câble" comes from the Old French word 'cable', which in turn derived from the Latin 'capulum', meaning a rope or halter. Did you know? Originally, 'cable' referred to a large, heavy rope used on ships before its meaning expanded to electrical wires.
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"Le câble" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (A1) - set 4", containing 104 commonly used words.
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