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arrêté

fixed

adjective ah-reh-TEH Rare

Also means

decided

Usage Note

Arrêté as an adjective means settled, fixed, or firm (une idée arrêtée = 'a fixed idea'). As a masculine noun, un arrêté is an official government decree or order — a common usage in French administrative and legal texts. The past participle of arrêter ('to stop/arrest') shares the same form.

Examples

"Il a des idées bien arrêtées sur ce sujet."

Natural Translation

He has very fixed ideas on this subject.

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