la jumelle
twin
Personne née du même accouchement qu’une autre, généralement de sexe féminin, ou instrument optique utilisé pour voir de loin comme au théâtre ou à la montagne.
Definition & meaning
Jumelle can mean:
- A female twin: a girl or woman born at the same birth as another child.
- Twin or matching, as an adjective in the feminine form: one of a pair that closely resembles the other.
- Binoculars, in the plural jumelles: an optical instrument used to see distant objects.
Grammar & Word origin
As a noun, jumelle is feminine. Its masculine equivalent is jumeau . As an adjective, it agrees with a feminine noun; its masculine form is also jumeau .
The word comes from Latin gemellus, meaning “twin.”
Synonyms & antonyms
For the adjective sense, semblable means “similar,” but does not necessarily suggest a matched pair.
For the noun sense, there is no exact common synonym or direct antonym.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Ma sœur a une jumelle.noun
My sister has a twin.
Les jumelles jouent ensemble dans le jardin.noun
The twins are playing together in the garden.
Les fenêtres jumelles donnent sur la rue.adjective
The twin windows overlook the street.
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