"cool" meaning in French

See cool in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kul/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-cool.wav [Switzerland, Valais], LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-cool.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-cool.wav [France, Vosges]
Rhymes: -ul Etymology: Borrowed from English cool. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|en:cool}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cool", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "cool", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="cool">, {{bor+|fr|en|cool}} Borrowed from English cool Head templates: {{fr-adj|inv=1}} cool (invariable)
  1. cool (only its informal senses, mainly fashionable) Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-cool-fr-adj-aYH1X6qS Categories (other): French entries referencing missing etymons, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of French entries referencing missing etymons: 64 36 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 58 42

Interjection

IPA: /kul/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-cool.wav [Switzerland, Valais], LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-cool.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-cool.wav [France, Vosges]
Rhymes: -ul Etymology: Borrowed from English cool. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|en:cool}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "cool", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "cool", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="cool">, {{bor+|fr|en|cool}} Borrowed from English cool
  1. cool! great! Derived forms: cool, Raoul, coolitude
    Sense id: en-cool-fr-intj-uoIi8zm4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 58 42

Inflected forms

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