What does capitale in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word capitale in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use capitale in French.

The word capitale in French means capital, capital, capital letter, crucial, essential, capital, capital, capital, capital, wealth, economic capital, political capital, of prime importance, capital letter, capital punishment, small capital, small cap. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word capitale

capital

nom féminin (ville principale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La capitale de la France est Paris.
The capital of France is Paris.

capital, capital letter

nom féminin (majuscule)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce mot était écrit en capitales d'imprimerie.
The word was written in block capitals.

crucial, essential

adjectif (essentiel, crucial)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
L'adhésion du Sénat est capitale pour la réussite de la réforme.
The support of the Senate is crucial (or: essential) to the success of the reform.

capital

adjectif (majuscule) (letter)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tu dois écrire en lettres capitales.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. You should start a sentence with a big letter.

capital

nom masculin (masse d'argent) (money)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec ses opérations de bourse, il a amassé un sacré capital.
Thanks to his transactions on the stock exchange, he's built up an incredible amount of capital.

capital

nom masculin (élément de passif)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le capital de cette société s'élève à plusieurs millions d'euros.
This company's capital runs to several million euros.

capital

nom masculin (montant emprunté)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au début d'un prêt, on rembourse plus d'intérêts que de capital.
At the beginning of a loan, you pay back more interest than capital.

wealth

nom masculin (figuré (richesse) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il dispose d'un grand capital de sympathie auprès du public.
He enjoys a wealth of public affection.

economic capital

nom féminin (principale ville économique) (city)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

political capital

nom féminin (ville où siège le gouvernement) (city)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

of prime importance

locution adjectivale (très important)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

capital letter

nom féminin (lettre de grande casse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

capital punishment

nom féminin (peine de mort)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'accusé fut condamné à la peine capitale par le jury.

small capital, small cap

nom féminin (caractère d'imprimerie) (typography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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