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institut

institute

noun an-stee-TÜ Rare

Origin: Latin institutum

Usage Note

institut appears in many official French institution names — Institut Pasteur, Institut de France, Institut national de la santé (INSERM). In everyday use, un institut de beauté is a beauty salon. The word has a more formal register than école or centre.

Examples

"Elle travaille à l'Institut Pasteur."

Natural Translation

She works at the Pasteur Institute.

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