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mobile

/mɔ.bil/

adjective/mɔ.bil/

mobile; moving; movable

Learned borrowing from Latin mōbilis. Doublet of meuble.

noun, masculine/mɔ.bil/plural: mobiles

moving body; mobile (decoration); motive (for an action, for a crime); mobile phone; ellipsis of téléphone mobile

Synonyms: cell, téléphone cellulaire, cellulaire, téléphone mobile, téléphone portable, portable

Learned borrowing from Latin mōbilis. Doublet of meuble.