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système

system

noun sis-TEHM Less Common

Usage Note

Système is used across all domains — le système éducatif (the education system), le système nerveux (the nervous system), un système de fichiers (a file system). In informal French, le système D (from se débrouiller) refers to the art of improvising or making do — a culturally celebrated trait. The adjective is systématique (systematic).

Examples

"Le système de transport est très efficace."

Natural Translation

The transport system is very efficient.

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