Adjective: public
Hyphenation:
| Singular m. | public |
| Singular f. | publique |
| Plural m. | publics |
| Plural f. | publiques |
Sample Sentences
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l'intérêt public (the public interest)
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le bien public (the public good)
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La voix publique est pour lui. (The public voice is for him.)
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C'est une nouvelle qui est déjà publique. (It's already public news.)
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pouvoirs publics (public powers)
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notaire public (public notary)
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dépenses publiques
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lieu public (public place)
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fille publique (streetwalker, prostitute)
Adjectives inflected like public
antiturc,
ammoniac,
parapublic,
caduc,
semi-public,
maufranc,
public,
laïc,
turc,
vioc,
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pūblicus. The noun is from the adjective. See: Latin Adjectives '
pūblicus'.
Verbs referencing "public"
English Adjectives
public, Romanian Adjectives
public.
Translations