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puits

well

noun PWEE Less Common

Origin: Latin puteus

Also means

shaft

Usage Note

Puits is both singular and plural — the final -s is always present and silent in both forms: un puits, des puits. It refers to a water well, an oil well (puits de pétrole), or a mine shaft. The expression un puits de science (a well of knowledge) describes someone extremely learned.

Examples

"Le village s'approvisionnait au vieux puits."

Natural Translation

The village drew water from the old well.

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