French Conversation · Level 146
30 words
French word
originel
Pronunciation
IPA/oʁiʒinɛl/
Meaning
- adjectiveoriginal
Example
Je garde la version originelle du fichier.
I keep the original version of the file.
More examples
Le projet originel était plus simple.
The original project was simpler.
Core concept
The first form of a thing, before later versions alter it.
Common phrases
projet originel
original project
plan originel
original plan
idée originelle
original idea
Similar words
original: Showing inventiveness and freedom from established conventions.
initial: Located at the beginning of a process or series.
ancien: Belonging to an earlier period or former state.
premier: Occupying the first position in time or order.
Definition in French
Qui évoque la version première d'un objet, d'un texte ou d'une idée, telle qu'elle existait à l'origine.
Word origin
French originel comes from Latin originalis, derived from origo, meaning origin or beginning, through the historical development of French.
Usage tips
- Originel means first in time or belonging to the beginning, while French original more often means an authentic source version or something inventive.
Opposites
- modifiémodifiedadjective
- ultérieursubsequentadjective
Related words
- origineoriginnoun
- originellementoriginallyadverb