renouvelable

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French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French renouvelable (attested since 1461). By surface analysis, renouveler +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁə.nu.vlabl/
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Adjective

renouvelable (plural renouvelables)

  1. renewable (able to be renewed)
    énergie renouvelablerenewable energy
    • 2021 May 31, “Le président sud-coréen, Moon Jae-in, abandonné par la jeunesse [South Korean president Moon Jae-in abandoned by the youth]”, in Le Monde:
      Il y a quatre ans, ce sont les jeunes qui ont porté au pouvoir le président progressiste sud-coréen, Moon Jae-in. Aujourd’hui, ils menacent la dernière année de son mandat de cinq ans non renouvelable, au risque de ramener la droite conservatrice au pouvoir.
      Four years ago, it was the youth who brought the progressive South Korean president Moon Jae-in to power. Today, they are imperiling the last year of his non-renewable five-year term, at the risk of bringing the conservative right back to power.

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