What does primaire in French mean?

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

The word primaire in French means primal, simplistic, primitive, primary, Palaeozoic, primitive, savage, primary, first-time, primary, primary, primary election, primary need, basic need, primal urge, health care insurance fund, primary colour, primary education, raw data, primary data, primary school, primary election, primary, primary school pupil, primary energy, primary education, primal forest, primary school inspector, primal instinct, primary education, primary school education, flight feather, primary sector. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word primaire

primal

adjectif (premier, basique) (need)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Boire et manger sont des besoins primaires.
Food and drink are basic needs.

simplistic

adjectif (péjoratif (simpliste)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est un raisonnement primaire qui ne mérite pas qu'on s'y attarde.
It's a simplistic argument that doesn't merit any time being spent on it.

primitive

adjectif (péjoratif (personne : rustre) (pejorative)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Tu ne pourras pas avoir de grandes discussions avec lui parce qu'il est un peu primaire.
You won't be able to have any great conversations with him because he is a bit primitive.

primary

adjectif (fondamental) (colours)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le bleu, le jaune, le rouge sont les couleurs primaires.
Blue, yellow, and red are the primary colours.

Palaeozoic

adjectif (Géologie : ancien) (time period, UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Ces forêts remontent à l'ère primaire.
These forests date back to the Palaeozoic age.

primitive, savage

nom masculin et féminin (péjoratif (personne rustre) (person, informal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La délicatesse n'est pas son fort, c'est un primaire !
Sensitivity isn't his forte. He's a primitive!

primary

adjectif (école : relatif au premier cycle) (UK)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En France, l'école primaire accueille les enfants dès l'âge de 3 ans.
In France, primary schools take children from the age of 3.

first-time

adjectif (sans condamnation antérieure)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Son casier judiciaire est vierge : c'est un délinquant primaire.
He has no prior criminal record. He is a first-time offender.

primary

adjectif (lié à la matière brute) (economy sector)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
En économie, le secteur primaire inclut l'agriculture, la pêche et les mines.
In economics, the primary sector includes agriculture fishing, and mining.

primary, primary election

nom féminin (choix d'un candidat pour une élection) (French politics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ce n'est pas toujours le favori qui remporte les primaires d'un parti.
It is not always the favourite who wins the party primaries.

primary need, basic need

nom masculin (besoin physiologique)

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

primal urge

nom masculin (figuré, péjoratif (besoin violent)

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

health care insurance fund

nom féminin (santé : organisme de remboursement) (Finance)

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

primary colour

nom féminin (couleur élémentaire) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les couleurs primaires à partir desquelles on peut faire les autres sont le rouge, le vert et le bleu.

primary education

nom masculin (France (années d'école primaire)

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

raw data, primary data

nom féminin (donnée brute)

Les données primaires collectées sur le terrain sont exploitées et interprétées par les statisticiens.

primary school

nom féminin (France (école pour enfants de 3 à 11 ans) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'école primaire accueille les enfants de 3 à 11 ans. À l'école primaire, je me suis fait de très bons amis avec qui je suis toujours en contact.
I made great friends at elementary school who I'm still in touch with.

primary election, primary

nom féminin (choix des futurs candidats)

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

primary school pupil

nom masculin et féminin (France (écolier)

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

primary energy

nom féminin (énergie naturelle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le bois et le gaz naturel sont des énergies primaires.

primary education

nom masculin (école primaire) (UK)

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

primal forest

nom féminin (forêt vierge)

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

primary school inspector

nom masculin (contrôleur d'instituteurs) (UK, equivalent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les inspecteurs de l'enseignement primaire sont envoyés par l'Éducation nationale pour contrôler l'enseignement dans les classes de l'enseignement primaire.

primal instinct

nom masculin (besoin animal)

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

primary education, primary school education

nom féminin (premier niveau d'instruction) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'instruction primaire correspond au premier degré d'enseignement, généralement de 6 à 11 ans.

flight feather

nom féminin (oiseau : grandes plumes de l'aile) (bird)

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

primary sector

nom masculin (exploitation des ressources naturelles)

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

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