tel

such

“Être, ou ne pas être : telle est la question.” — To be, or not to be, that is the question.

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.

like, as; such as

“Il fond sur elle tel un oiseau de proie.” — He swoops down on her like a bird of prey.

Inherited from Middle French tel, from Old French tel, tal, from Latin tālis. Compare Spanish tal.

one (impersonal pronoun)

Inherited from Middle French tel, from Old French tel, tal, from Latin tālis. Compare Spanish tal.