Grammatical class

Adjective

relatif

relative; not absolute; connected to or depending on something else

Details

Syllables

re-la-tif

Phonetics

ʁə.la.tif

Grammatical class

Adjective

Freq. (books)

11182

Freq. (movies)

17445

Freq. (news)

7403

Sentences

Le temps est relatif.

Time is relative.

A1

J'ai un dernier conseil relatif aux poignées de mains : N'oubliez pas de sourire.

I have one last piece of advice related to handshakes: Don't forget to smile.

A2

Le calme relatif que nous avons connu ces dernières années est trompeur.

The relative calm that we've experienced in the last few years is deceptive.

B2

En anglais, le pronom relatif est souvent omis. En latin, ça ne l'est jamais.

In English, the relative pronoun is often omitted. In Latin it never is.

B2