Grammatical class

Adjective

polyvalent

versatile, multipurpose; that has various uses, functions, or capacities

Details

Syllables

po-ly-va-lent

Phonetics

po.li.va.lɑ̃

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

73781

Freq. (movies)

76385

Freq. (news)

14317

Sentences

C'est un instrument polyvalent.

It's a multipurpose instrument.

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Le langage de programmation Java est très polyvalent.

The programming language Java is highly versatile.

A1

Évitant les ustensiles à usage exclusif, Pierre néglige les évide-pommes, préférant le couteau à éplucher, plus polyvalent.

Avoiding one-use kitchen utensils, Elton forgoes apple corers, preferring the more versatile paring knife.

A1