This is the 11701st most frequent French word.
semi
"Semi" in French means "sowing" or "planting."
Here, 'semi' is used as part of the term 'semi-remorque', referring to a specific type of trailer.
Le camion semi-remorque transporte des marchandises à travers le pays.
The semi-trailer truck carries goods across the country.
In this sentence, 'semi' is a prefix meaning 'half', indicating the distance of the marathon being half of a full marathon.
Elle a couru un semi-marathon et a terminé en bonne position.
She ran a half-marathon and finished in a good position.
In this case, 'semi' is a prefix meaning 'partial', describing the transparency of the patterns.