celui
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Etymology
From icelui, from ici (“here”) + lui (“him”) or from Vulgar Latin *ecce illui, (genitive-)dative masculine singular of *ecce ille (influenced by Latin cui 'to whom'; cf. French lui), from Latin ecce + ille. Compare Italian colui, cf. also Romanian acelui.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
celui m (feminine celle, masculine plural ceux, feminine plural celles)
- the one
- Le bon choix est celui que je vous ai indiqué.
- The right choice is the one I have indicated to you.
- Les états paranoïaques, tels que ceux de schizophrénie, peuvent sembler superficiellement similaires mais sont caractéristiquement différents.
- Paranoid states, such as those of schizophrenia, can appear similar on the surface, but they are fundamentally different.
- Contrairement au modèle français, le Président du Conseil ne dispose pas de pouvoir formel, tel que celui de désigner ou renvoyer les autres, ou encore la capacité de dissoudre le Parlement.
- Unlike the French model, the President of the Council does not have any formal power, such as that of appointing or dismissing others, or even the ability to dissolve Parliament.
Usage notes
Derived terms
Further reading
- “celui”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Alternative forms
Pronoun
celui
- this one; that one
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