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développé

developed, advanced

adjective deh-veh-loh-PEH Rare

Also means

well-developed (of muscles or physique)

Usage Note

Développé is the past participle of développer used as an adjective. Un pays développé is a developed country, contrasted with un pays en voie de développement ('a developing country'). In a physical or personal context, bien développé means well-built or fully developed. The feminine form is développée.

Examples

"C'est un pays très développé."

Natural Translation

It is a very developed country.

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