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indépendant

independent

adjective an-deh-pahn-DAHN Less Common

Also means

self-employed, freelance

Usage Note

indépendant means independent in the political sense (an independent state) or professionally self-employed (travailleur indépendant = 'freelancer'). The feminine is indépendante. The noun indépendance is common in political and personal discourse.

Examples

"Il travaille en tant qu'indépendant depuis dix ans."

Natural Translation

He has been working as a freelancer for ten years.

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