Usage Note
Récipient is the general word for any vessel or container that holds something — a bowl, jar, or tank. The verb recevoir ('to receive') shares the same Latin root recipere, linking the ideas of 'receiving' and 'holding'.
Examples
"Verse le liquide dans un récipient propre."
Natural Translation
Pour the liquid into a clean container.

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