French word

hybride

Pronunciation

IPA/ibʁid/

Meaning

  • adjectivehybrid

Example

J'ai acheté une voiture hybride.

I bought a hybrid car.

Illustration for hybride (hybrid)

More examples

En ville, la voiture hybride consomme moins.

In the city, the hybrid car consumes less fuel.

Core concept

A single form combining two different origins into an intermediate mix.

Common phrases

  • voiture hybride

    hybrid car

  • moteur hybride

    hybrid engine

Similar words

mixte: Composed of several different elements at once.
mélangé: Mixed together from separate substances or components.

Definition in French

Se dit d'un élément ou d'un produit issu de la réunion de deux origines différentes, donnant un résultat intermédiaire ou mixte.

Word origin

Hybride comes from Latin hybrida, which originally referred to offspring of different species before extending to mixed things and systems.

Usage tips

  • Hybride has the same singular form for masculine and feminine nouns, as in un moteur hybride and une voiture hybride.

Other meanings

  • crossbreednoun

Opposites

  • purpureadjective

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