celui

Meaning

the one

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sə.lɥi/

Etymology

From icelui, from ici (“here”) + lui (“him”) or from Vulgar Latin *ecce illui, (genitive-)dative masculine singular of *ecce ille (influenced by Latin cui 'to whom'; cf. French lui), from Latin ecce + ille. Compare Italian colui, cf. also Romanian acelui.

Sentences

Aujourd'hui , le riz basmati est celui qui est le plus utilisé .

Today, basmati rice is the most widely used.

Le secrétaire de mairie est aussi celui d'Odieta.

The town hall secretary is also that of Odieta.

Cependant pour Alex Ferguson, le vrai derby est celui l'opposant à Liverpool .

However, for Alex Ferguson, the real derby is the one between him and Liverpool.

Au fur et à mesure que diminue le pouvoir royal s'affirme celui des féodaux .

As royal power diminishes, that of the feudal lords asserts itself.

Mais celui qu'on leurrait , était séduit au fond d'une idée non moins vaine .

But the one who was deceived, was seduced at the bottom of an idea no less vain.