aquel

Signification (Anglais)

Det

that (far from the speaker and listener)

Pron

that over there, yon (far from the speaker and the listener)

Noun

1. (informal,masculine) je ne sais quoi, an imprecise positive quality
2. (informal,masculine) cause, circumstance
3. (informal,masculine) thingy; used instead of any other noun, either because the speaker don't want to mention it, or because they cann't find the appropriate word

Coupé comme

a‧quel

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/aˈkel/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aquel, from Vulgar Latin *eccum ille, a compound of Latin eccum and ille. Cognate with Portuguese aquele and Spanish aquel, among others.

Phrases

Pero era posíbel que aquel rubor tivese outra causa .

Mais il était possible que ce rougissement ait eu une autre cause.

Aquel día as corredoiras devolvían os ecos da rapazada chamándose uns ós outros .

Ce jour-là, les pistes ont renvoyé les échos de la fille qui s'appelait.