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etc

et cetera, and so on

adverb et-set-eh-RAH Less Common
Grammar & Structure Particles

Origin: Latin et cetera (and the rest)

Usage Note

etc (sometimes written etc.) is the standard abbreviation of et cætera in French. It is always preceded by a comma and should not be followed by another comma before a full stop. Unlike in some languages, it is never doubled (etc. etc. is nonstandard in French). It is read aloud as et cætera.

Examples

"Il faut apporter un stylo, du papier, etc."

Natural Translation

You need to bring a pen, paper, etc.

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