/tɛl/
such
“Être, ou ne pas être : telle est la question.” — To be, or not to be, that is the question.
Synonyms: même, pareil, semblable
Related: comme tel, en tant que tel, rien de tel, tel et tel, tel ou tel, tel père, tel fils, tel que, tel quel, telle mère, telle fille
Inherited from Middle French tel, from Old French tel, tal, from Latin tālis. Compare Spanish tal.
tel is feminine in French.
like, as; such as
“Il fond sur elle tel un oiseau de proie.” — He swoops down on her like a bird of prey.
Synonyms: comme, tel que
Inherited from Middle French tel, from Old French tel, tal, from Latin tālis. Compare Spanish tal.
tel is masculine in French.
one (impersonal pronoun)
Inherited from Middle French tel, from Old French tel, tal, from Latin tālis. Compare Spanish tal.