独   Seul   Alone  

seul: sole
solitaire (lonely): solitary, solitude (solitude)
solo ('[played] alone']: solo, soloist (soliste)
désolé ('to make fully lonely', sorry): desolate, desolation (désolation)
soliloque ('a speaking to oneself'): soliloquy ⇨ Parler: to Talk
consoler (to comfort): to console, consolation (consolation), solace (consolation)
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mono- (sole, one and only): mono- ⇨ Un: One
moine ('solitary'): monk, monastery (monastère), minster (cathédrale)
✓ Westminster means 'western cathedral' (cathédrale de l'ouest).
monarque ('sole ruler'): monarch, monarchy (monarchie)
monopole ('lone seller'): monopoly
✓ Des Moines river (Iowa) means 'river of the monks', but it could also derive from an Indian name.

It solo (alone), solitudine (solitude)

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全 Entier: Whole
半 Moitié: Half
多 Multi: Many
独 Seul: Alone
少 Peu: Little
低 Bas: Low
底 Fond: Bottom
高 Haut: High
右 Droite: Right
大 Grand: Big
小 Petit: Small
短 Bref: Short
窄 Étroit: Narrow
宽 Large: Wide
初 Début: Start
始 Commencer: to Begin
完 Finir: to End
界 Terme: Boundary
增 Croître: to Grow

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