Practice FrenchC1noun
l’empreinte
imprint, lasting mark left on someone or something
Written with an elided article (l’empreinte) because the noun starts with a vowel sound, so the written gender is not visible here.
« Ce professeur a laissé une empreinte durable sur plusieurs générations d’élèves. »
“That teacher left a lasting mark on several generations of pupils.”
In other languages
- Spanish huella, marca duradera dejada en algo o alguien
- Portuguese marca, impressão duradoura deixada em algo ou alguém
- Arabic بصمة، أثر باق يترك في شيء أو شخص
- German Prägung, bleibender Abdruck auf jemandem oder etwas
- Italian impronta, segno duraturo lasciato su qualcuno o qualcosa
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