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seul

alone

adjective suhl Common

Also means

only

Usage Note

Seul shifts meaning with position: before the noun le seul homme means the only man, while after it un homme seul means a lonely or solitary man. The adverb seulement means 'only' in the sense of merely, and tout seul stresses doing something all by oneself.

Examples

"Elle vit seule à Paris."

Natural Translation

She lives alone in Paris.

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