appareil
French edit
Etymology edit
From appareiller (in Old French apareil). Less likely from a Vulgar Latin *apparic(u)lum; cf. apparātus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
appareil m (plural appareils)
- apparatus, device
- telephone
- Pourrais-je parler avec monsieur Tremblay, s’il vous plaît ? / À l’appareil.
- May I speak with Mr. Tremblay, please? / Speaking.
- aircraft
- camera (for photographs)
- Synonym: appareil photo
- An arrangement of people, decorations, etc., for purposes of pomp.
- (anatomy) a system (of organs)
- (cooking) a preparation that is a ready-to-use mixture of the basic ingredients for making a dish
Derived terms edit
- appareil dentaire
- appareil génital
- appareil photo
- dans le plus simple appareil / dans son plus simple appareil
Further reading edit
- “appareil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.