French Conversation · Level 56
75 words
French word
habituel
Pronunciation
IPA/abitɥɛl/
Meaning
- adjectiveusual
Example
Tu veux le café habituel ?
Do you want your usual coffee?
More examples
Le bus arrive à l'heure habituelle.
The bus arrives at the usual time.
Core concept
A familiar pattern returns so often that it becomes the normal choice for a person or group.
Common phrases
l'heure habituelle
usual time
le trajet habituel
usual route
la routine habituelle
usual routine
Similar words
usuel: Commonly used in everyday situations and established by convention.
courant: Commonly found or seen in many places.
ordinaire: Typical rather than unusual or exceptional.
Definition in French
Qui revient fréquemment dans le temps ou qui constitue la manière courante de faire quelque chose pour quelqu'un ou un groupe.
Word origin
French habituel comes from Latin habitualis, built on habitus, a settled condition or way of being, and developed with the sense of what is customary.
Usage tips
- Habituel agrees in gender and number, as in un café habituel, une routine habituelle, and des clients habituels.
Other meanings
- habitualadjective
Opposites
- inhabituelunusualadjective
- rarerareadjective
Related words
- habituellementusuallyadverb
- habitueraccustomverb
- habituéaccustomedadjective