w
w is the French way to write the letter w.
Meaning: Wednesday (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In certain regions of Belgium and Switzerland, the letter w is sometimes pronounced like a 'V'.
Did you know?
- In French, the letter w is often called double v because it looks like two 'v's joined together.
- The letter w is considered a 'foreign' letter in French because it was not part of the original Latin alphabet used to build the language.
- In old French typography, the w was sometimes replaced by two separate v characters side by side.
Examples in context
- George W. Bush s’est rendu coupable de 269 crimes de guerre.George W. Bush is guilty of two hundred and sixty-nine war crimes.This sentence uses w to refer to the initial in a name.Tatoeba #12892552 by Orange, translation #12892555 by Orange
- George W. Bush est un terroriste et criminel de guerre américain.George W. Bush is an American terrorist and war criminal.Tatoeba #12892544 by Orange, translation #12892546 by Orange
- George W. Bush s’est rendu coupable de deux cent soixante-neuf crimes de guerre.George W. Bush is guilty of 269 war crimes.Tatoeba #12892549 by Orange, translation #12892557 by Orange
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Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
