"simple" meaning in French

See simple in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /sɛ̃pl/ Audio: Fr-simple.ogg Forms: simples [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin simplex. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French, {{inh+|fr|fro|-}} Inherited from Old French, {{bor|fr|la|simplex}} Latin simplex Head templates: {{fr-adj}} simple (plural simples)
  1. single (multiplier)
    Sense id: en-simple-fr-adj-pFxuoPtt
  2. simple
    Sense id: en-simple-fr-adj-p6ObcvKX
  3. one-way
    Sense id: en-simple-fr-adj-pq4sv1sQ
  4. mere
    Sense id: en-simple-fr-adj-NdPsmL50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /sɛ̃pl/ Audio: Fr-simple.ogg Forms: simples [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin simplex. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French, {{inh+|fr|fro|-}} Inherited from Old French, {{bor|fr|la|simplex}} Latin simplex Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} simple m (plural simples)
  1. one-way ticket Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-simple-fr-noun-cVp0wjas
  2. (baseball) single Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Baseball, Personality
    Sense id: en-simple-fr-noun-lH8YdQb3 Disambiguation of Personality: 16 8 0 9 23 43 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French links with redundant alt parameters Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 5 1 20 10 18 46 Disambiguation of French links with redundant alt parameters: 3 2 14 12 16 54 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: aller simple, simplement, simplicité, simplifier

Inflected forms

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