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appareil

device

noun ah-pah-REY Less Common

Also means

camera

Usage Note

Appareil covers a wide range of devices or appliances: appareil photo is a camera, appareil ménager is a household appliance, and appareil alone can refer to a telephone ('qui est à l'appareil?' means 'who is speaking?'). In medicine, it refers to a bodily system, such as l'appareil digestif (the digestive system).

Examples

"Mon appareil photo est en panne."

Natural Translation

My camera is broken.

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