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tels

such, of such a kind

adjective tel Less Common
Grammar & Structure Determiners

Usage Note

Tel has the masculine plural tels and the feminine forms telle/telles. It often precedes a noun in the construction de tels résultats ('such results') or follows a verb as a predicative adjective. The idiom tel quel means 'as is' and is widely used in formal and everyday French.

Examples

"Il a fait de tels efforts."

Natural Translation

He made such efforts.

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