voisin

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neighboring, nearby, similar, close, neighbor
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/vwazɛ̃/
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Close by in place, likeness or everyday life.
Practice using voisin in conversation until it feels natural

Examples

  • Sa chambre est voisine de la mienne.
    Her room is next to mine.
  • Elle aide sa voisine à porter ses sacs.
    She helps her neighbor carry her bags.
  • Nos idées sont voisines.
    Our ideas are similar.
  • La ville voisine est à dix minutes.
    The nearby town is ten minutes away.
  • Il travaille dans le bureau voisin.
    He works in the adjacent office.

Similar words

apparenté
contigu
semblable
proche
analogue
adjacent

Meanings

Nearby in place

adjective
location
neutral
Situated near another place or point in time, including a neighboring country.

Examples

  • La ville voisine est à dix minutes.
    The nearby town is ten minutes away.
  • Nous avons visité le village voisin.
    We visited the neighboring village.
  • Sa chambre est voisine de la mienne.
    Her room is next to mine.
  • Les pays voisins ont signé un accord.
    The neighboring countries signed an agreement.
  • Il travaille dans le bureau voisin.
    He works in the adjacent office.
  • Les années voisines de 1789 furent agitées.
    The years around 1789 were turbulent.

Similar words

proche
adjacent
contigu

Close in character or amount

adjective
similarity
neutral
Similar to something else in kind, age or amount.

Examples

  • Nos idées sont voisines.
    Our ideas are similar.
  • Son âge est voisin du mien.
    His age is close to mine.
  • Le prix est voisin de cent euros.
    The price is around one hundred euros.
  • Ces deux espèces sont très voisines.
    These two species are very closely related.
  • Ils proposent des solutions voisines.
    They propose similar solutions.

Similar words

semblable
analogue
apparenté

Person nearby

noun
people
neutral
A person who lives nearby or sits next to someone.

Examples

  • Mon voisin m’a prêté une échelle.
    My neighbor lent me a ladder.
  • La voisine du dessus fait du bruit.
    The upstairs neighbor makes noise.
  • J’ai parlé à mon voisin de table.
    I spoke to the person next to me at the table.
  • Nos voisins ont un chien.
    Our neighbors have a dog.
  • Elle aide sa voisine à porter ses sacs.
    She helps her neighbor carry her bags.

Similar words

Etymology

From Popular Latin vecinus, related to Latin vicinus, “neighboring”.

FAQ

What does voisin mean as a noun?

A neighbor or someone sitting nearby.

Can it describe a nearby place?

Yes. Une ville voisine is a nearby town.

Can it mean similar rather than nearby?

Yes. Des idées voisines are similar ideas.

What is the feminine form?

Voisine.

What is the masculine plural?

Voisins.

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