Grammatical class

Adjective

célibataire

single (without a life partner)

Details

Syllables

cé-li-ba-tai-re

Phonetics

se.li.ba.tɛʁ

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

16492

Freq. (movies)

6757

Freq. (news)

10306

Sentences

Tu es célibataire.

You're single.

A1

Il est célibataire.

He is unmarried.

A1

Est-elle célibataire?

Is she single?

A1

Elle est célibataire.

She is single.

A1

Je suis célibataire.

I'm a bachelor.

A2

Tom est un père célibataire.

Tom is a single father.

A2

Il resta célibataire sa vie durant.

He remained a bachelor throughout his life.

B1

Elle resta toute sa vie célibataire.

She remained single all her life.

B1

Il est resté célibataire toute sa vie.

He remained a bachelor all his life.

B1

Bill était célibataire jusqu'à ce qu'il se marie la semaine dernière.

Bill was single until he tied the knot last week.

B1

Tom est riche, célibataire, un peu vieux, mais pas trop moche.

Tom is rich, single, a bit old, but not too ugly.

C2