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
Variants
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