French Conversation · Level 27
90 words
French word
unité
Pronunciation
IPA/ynite/
Meaning
- feminine noununity
Example
L'unité du groupe a permis de surmonter la crise.
The group's unity enabled it to overcome the crisis.
More examples
Ils ont réussi à garder l'unité malgré les difficultés.
They succeeded in maintaining unity despite the difficulties.
Core concept
Several people pulling in the same direction while supporting one another as a single group.
Common phrases
garder l'unité
maintain unity
manquer d'unité
lack unity
l'unité du groupe
the group's unity
Similar words
solidarité: A willingness to stand with and help those experiencing difficulties.
soutien: Aid provided to someone facing a difficult situation.
cohésion: A condition in which a group stays united and stable.
entraide: Cooperation in which people help each other resolve problems.
Definition in French
Qualité d'un groupe où les membres restent solidaires et agissent ensemble comme un tout.
Word origin
French unité comes from Latin unitas, meaning "oneness," which derives from unus, "one."
Usage tips
- Unité is a feminine noun, so the phrase is l'unité and the adjective is often unie or uni according to the noun it describes.
Other meanings
- solidaritynoun
- unitnoun
Opposites
- désuniondisunitynoun
- divisiondivisionnoun
Related words
- unitaireunitaryadjective
- unificationunificationnoun