Récent
Example: Le rapport récent montre une amélioration significative des ventes.
Definition
"Récent" refers to something that has happened or appeared not long ago, indicating a short time elapsed since occurrence, as in the phrase 'Le rapport récent montre une amélioration significative des ventes,' meaning the report is from a near past period.
Etymology
The word "récent" comes from the Latin 'recens,' meaning fresh or new. This Latin root also influenced similar words in other Romance languages. Did you know? The notion of freshness in Latin evolved into the modern sense of recentness in French.
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"Récent" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - General - (B2) - set 3", containing 112 commonly used words.
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