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individuel

individual

adjective een-dee-vee-dwEL Rare

Origin: Medieval Latin individualis

Also means

personal

Usage Note

Individuel modifies nouns to stress that something applies to or is done by a single person rather than a group — for example un sport individuel versus un sport collectif. The feminine form is individuelle. The noun l'individu refers to a single person, sometimes with a slightly detached or suspicious tone in informal French.

Examples

"Chaque élève a un bureau individuel."

Natural Translation

Each student has an individual desk.

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