/sɛ̃/
Translation
healthy, wholesome, sound
Word origin
From Latin sanus ('healthy, sound, of sound mind'). The same root gives English 'sane' and 'sanity', and the medical borrowing 'sanitary'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- sanus
- English cognates
- sane, sanity, sanitary
Grammar
Examples
.
He has led a healthy life since his operation.
L' .
The air is healthier in the countryside.
' .
It is not very healthy to sleep three hours a night.
, ' 'humidité.
The house is sound, there is no trace of damp.
débat ' poli.
A healthy debate is worth more than a polite silence.
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