🇫🇷 French (EU) from 🇬🇧 English All Words
un
A1 number Nombres
🇬🇧 English: one
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Définition

🇫🇷 French (EU)
number

Le nombre 1.

Definition

🇬🇧 English

The number 1. The first counting number and the smallest positive whole number.

Grammaire

🇫🇷 French (EU)

Gender: masculin (le/un). Pluriel: uns.

🇬🇧 Note the unusual spelling: 'one' starts with 'o' but the sound is /wʌn/ (like 'won'). 'One' can be used as a pronoun meaning 'a person': 'One should always be polite.' Article: 'a' or 'an one' → use 'a': 'a one-way street'.

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

'Number one' means the best or most important. 'One at a time' means doing things one by one, not all together. 'All for one, and one for all' is the famous motto of the Three Musketeers — meaning everyone supports each other.

Exemples

J'ai un dollar.

"J'ai un dollar."

🇬🇧 "I have a one dollar note."

Il manque une pièce.

"Il manque une pièce."

🇬🇧 "There is one piece missing."

Texte à trous 🇫🇷 French (EU)

J'ai ___ dollar.

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