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cahier

notebook, exercise book

noun kah-YEH Rare

Origin: Old French quaier, from Latin quaternus (set of four sheets)

Usage Note

Cahier is the standard French word for a school exercise book or lined notebook. Un cahier de brouillon is a rough/draft notebook; un cahier de textes is a student planner used to write down homework assignments. The 'h' is silent and the final 'er' sounds like 'eh'. Cahier also appears in les cahiers de doléances, the grievance books from the French Revolution.

Examples

"Elle écrit ses notes dans son cahier."

Natural Translation

She writes her notes in her notebook.

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