Translation
system
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Word origin
From Late Latin systema, borrowed from Greek sustema ('an organised whole'), from sun ('together') and histanai ('to set, to place').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- sustema
- English cognates
- system, systematic
Grammar
Examples
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The computer system has been down since this morning.
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We must change the system if we want to achieve real results.
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The French healthcare system is considered among the best in the world.
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The new computer system helps us a lot at work.
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We need to change the whole school system.
est un nom masculin désigne un ensemble organisé d'éléments interdépendants. Système d'exploitation (operating system), système solaire (solar system) et système éducatif (education system) en sont des emplois fréquents. Systématique est l'adjectif dérivé.
Avoir quelqu'un dans le système (to have someone on the system) est une expression technique. Débrouiller le système (to work the system) et contre le système (against the system) expriment des attitudes face aux institutions. Par système (systematically, as a rule) est une locution adverbiale.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 8: système, voix, situation and 7 more words.