Also means
pattern
Usage Note
Modèle covers a design template, a role model (un modèle à suivre), and a fashion model. The verb modéliser means 'to model' in a scientific or technical sense. Prendre modèle sur quelqu'un means 'to model oneself on someone'.
Examples
"Ce peintre cherche un modèle."
Natural Translation
This painter is looking for a model.

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