/sə.lɥi/
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Translation
this one, that one, the one (masculine)
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin ecce illui, a compound of ecce ('behold') and a dative form of ille ('that one'). It is the demonstrative pronoun 'the one, that one'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- ecce illui
Examples
' .
I prefer the one you showed me yesterday.
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The one who arrives first wins the prize.
, solide.
Take the one on the left, it is sturdier.
cassé, .
My bike is broken, I'll take my brother's.
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He who laughs last laughs best.
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