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1. • • The earliest known use of the noun quay is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for quay is from 1399. quay is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French kaye, cai, quai, caye.
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   What does the name Quay mean in Scottish?

   • Quay Name Meaning. Scottish: reduced form of McKay. French: topographic name for someone who lived in a house on a quayside, from Old French quai ‘quay’. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press.

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   What does Quai mean?

   • wharf [noun] a platform alongside which ships are moored for loading and unloading. (Translation of quai from the PASSWORD French-English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd) QUAI translate: platform, riverside road, riverside path, quay, dock, platform, quay, wharf. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.

   QUAI | translate French to English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   How do you pronounce 'Quay'?

   • A quay is a place on land where boats and ships tie up. Contrary to popular belief, 'Quay' is not pronounced the same as 'Key'. Just as "Quake" is not pronounced "Keek", a quay is pronounced more like 'Key' but with a 'q' at the beginning.

   English Pronunciation Guide: Quay or Key

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   Does Quai have a spelling key?

   • The current spelling replaced the spelling key in the 1690s to emulate the spelling but (at least originally) not the pronunciation of the equivalent modern French quai.

   quay - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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   What is the difference between a quay and a wharf?

   • A quay is a long platform beside the sea or a river where boats can be tied. A wharf is a platform by a river or the sea where ships can be tied up. Drag the correct answer into the box. Drag the correct answer into the box. What is this an image of? Drag the correct answer into the box. Drag the correct answer into the box.

   English translation of 'le quai' - Collins Online Dictionary

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   What is a narrow quay called?

   • A narrow quay is called a long platform beside the sea or a river where boats can be tied. In the passage, it is mentioned that 'The narrow quay was encumbered by hundreds of carts'.

   French translation of 'quay' - Collins Dictionary

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3. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-french › quayFrench translation of 'quay' - Collins Online Dictionary

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   French Translation of “QUAY” | The official Collins English-French Dictionary online. Over 100,000 French translations of English words and phrases.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › english-french › quayQUAY | translate English to French - Cambridge Dictionary

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   noun. / kiː, kei/ a solid, usually stone, landing place, where boats are loaded and unloaded. quai. The boat is moored at the quay. See also. quayside. (Translation of quay from the PASSWORD English-French Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd) Examples of quay. quay.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › frenchQUAI | translate French to English - Cambridge Dictionary

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   quay [noun] a solid, usually stone, landing place, where boats are loaded and unloaded. The boat is moored at the quay. wharf [noun] a platform alongside which ships are moored for loading and unloading. (Translation of quai from the PASSWORD French-English Dictionary © 2014 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › frenchEnglish translation of 'le quai' - Collins Online Dictionary

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   masculine noun. 1. [de port] quay. [de cours d’eau, canal] embankment. être à quai [navire] to be alongside. 2. [de gare] platform. Le train partira du quai numéro quatre. The train will leave from platform 4. Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers.

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   Aug 30, 2024 · quay. the straightened Scheldt quay at Antwerp. Etymology 1. [edit] The current spelling replaced the spelling key in the 1690s to emulate the spelling but (at least originally) not the pronunciation of the equivalent modern French quai.

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   WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2024: Principales traductions. Anglais. Français. quay n. (mooring place for boats) quai nm. The quay's always full of boats in summertime. Le quai est toujours rempli de bateaux en été.

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    quay translation in English - French Reverso dictionary, see also 'free alongside quay, quarry, queasy, quayside', examples, definition, conjugation.