"candidat" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /kɑ̃.di.da/ Audio: Fr-candidat.ogg [France, Paris], Fr-Paris--candidat.ogg [Paris] Forms: candidats [plural], candidate [feminine]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin candidātus (“a person who is standing for public office”), from candidus (“candid, white”), in reference to Roman candidates wearing bleached white togas as a symbol of purity at a public forum. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|candidātus||a person who is standing for public office}} Learned borrowing from Latin candidātus (“a person who is standing for public office”), {{m|la|candidus||candid, white}} candidus (“candid, white”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=+}} candidat m (plural candidats, feminine candidate)
  1. candidate Tags: masculine Derived forms: candidature, candidater
    Sense id: en-candidat-fr-noun-3aGKDiGu Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for candidat meaning in French (2.2kB)

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