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/a.pli.ka.sjɔ̃/
Translation
application, app; diligence
Word origin
From Latin applicatio, from applicare ('to attach, to join to'), formed from ad- ('towards') and plicare ('to fold'). English apply and appliance come from the same root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- applicare
- English cognates
- apply, appliance
Grammar
Examples
téléchargé .
He downloaded a new app onto his phone.
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She works with great diligence to pass her exam.
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This scientific application has changed the way we understand the climate.
carries the same two senses as its English cognate: a piece of software ( , often shortened to appli), and the act of applying oneself diligently to a task. It does not mean a job application - that is candidature in French, not une application. Watch for this false friend, especially in CV or job-hunting contexts.
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