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commentaire

comment, remark

noun koh-mahn-TEHR Less Common

Origin: Latin commentarius (notebook, commentary)

Also means

commentary

Usage Note

commentaire can be a spoken or written remark (un commentaire désobligeant = a cutting remark) or formal commentary (un commentaire de texte is a standard French literary analysis exercise). The phrase sans commentaire ('no comment') is used just as in English. The verb is commenter.

Examples

"Son commentaire a surpris tout le monde."

Natural Translation

His comment surprised everyone.

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