noun🔗ShareInitialeThe first letter of a word or a name."My son's name is Ethan, and the initial of his first name is E. "Mon fils s'appelle Ethan, et l'initiale de son prénom est E.languagewritingwordcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInitialesIn plural, the first letter of each word of a person's full name considered as a unit."You can get your initials printed at the top."Vous pouvez faire imprimer vos initiales en haut.languagewritingwordpersoncommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareInitialeA distinguished initial letter of a chapter or section of a document."The initial of the first chapter in the history textbook was a large, ornate "C". "L'initiale du premier chapitre du manuel d'histoire était un grand « C » orné.writingstyleliteraturemarkessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAttaque, partie initialeOnset, part of a syllable that precedes the syllable nucleus in phonetics and phonology."The initial consonant sound in the word "sister" is /s/. "Le son consonantique initial dans le mot « sœur » est /s/.phoneticslanguagelinguisticsessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareParapher, signer de ses initialesTo sign one's initial(s), as an abbreviated signature."Please initial each page and sign the contract in full at the bottom."Veuillez parapher chaque page et signer le contrat en entier en bas.signwritingcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareInitial, premier, originaireChronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin."Our initial admiration for their efficiency gave way to disgust about their methods."Notre admiration initiale pour leur efficacité a cédé la place au dégoût pour leurs méthodes.timehistoryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareInitial, premierSpatially first, placed at the beginning, in the first position; especially said of the first letter of a word."The initial letter of names is usually printed with a capital letter."La lettre initiale des noms est généralement imprimée en majuscule.positionlanguagewritingwordessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading