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intact

intact

adjective an-TAKT Less Common

Origin: Latin intactus

Also means

undamaged

Usage Note

Intact is invariable in the masculine; the feminine form is intacte. It is used both literally (a building left intact after a storm) and figuratively (sa réputation est intacte — his reputation is intact). The final t is pronounced in French, unlike many other final consonants.

Examples

"La maison est restée intacte après la tempête."

Natural Translation

The house remained intact after the storm.

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