French Conversation · Level 145
30 words
French word
radical
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁadikal/
Meaning
- adjectivefundamental
Example
La solution est radicale.
The solution is fundamental.
More examples
La réforme radicale a transformé les institutions.
The radical reform transformed the institutions.
Core concept
A solution that pulls out the root of a problem and changes everything growing from it.
Common phrases
solution radicale
radical solution
réforme radicale
radical reform
approche radicale
radical approach
Similar words
fondamental: Relating to the foundation or most basic principles of something.
primordial: Extremely important and central from the very beginning.
profond: Reaching deeply into the inner nature or essence of something.
drastique: Using strong measures that produce a major change in results.
Definition in French
Qui transforme profondément une situation en s'attaquant à son origine plutôt qu'à ses manifestations extérieures.
Word origin
French radical comes from Latin radicalis, meaning related to a root, from radix, meaning root.
Usage tips
- In French, radical agrees in gender and number, as in une solution radicale and des changements radicaux.
Other meanings
- radicaladjective
- extremeadjective
Opposites
- modérémoderateadjective
- tempérétemperateadjective
Related words
- radicalementradicallyadverb
- radicalisationradicalizationnoun