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terminal

terminal (airport/computer)

noun tuhr-mee-NAL Rare

Origin: Latin terminalis (of an end)

Also means

terminal (adjective: fatal)

Usage Note

Terminal as a noun covers an airport terminal (le terminal 2) and a computer terminal. As an adjective it means fatal or final — une maladie en phase terminale (a terminal illness). The plural of the noun is les terminaux. La terminale is also the final year of French secondary school (equivalent to Year 13/12th grade).

Examples

"Notre vol part du terminal B."

Natural Translation

Our flight departs from terminal B.

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