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composé

compound, composite

adjective noun kohm-poh-ZEH Rare
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Also means

composed, made up of

Usage Note

Composé is the past participle of composer used as an adjective, meaning made up of several elements. In grammar, le passé composé is the standard past tense in spoken French. As a noun (un composé), it refers to a chemical compound or a linguistic compound word.

Examples

"Le passé composé est le temps du passé le plus courant."

Natural Translation

The passé composé is the most common past tense.

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