absolu

absolute, total

adjective ab-so-LOO Less Common

Origin: Latin 'absolutus' (loosened, completed)

Usage Note

Absolu can precede or follow a noun but more commonly follows: pouvoir absolu ('absolute power'). The adverb absolument ('absolutely') is extremely frequent in conversational French as an emphatic agreement marker. Dans l'absolu means 'in the absolute, in theory' and is a common philosophical or everyday qualifying phrase.

Examples

"Il a une confiance absolue en elle."

Natural Translation

He has absolute confidence in her.

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