🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

candidature

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɑ̃.di.da.tyʁ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Application/ˌæp.lɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Sa candidature a été acceptée par l'entreprise."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A formal request for something, such as a job, admission, or a loan.

    "She submitted her job application to the marketing department yesterday."
  2. 2

    A computer program designed to perform a specific task or group of tasks directly for the user.

    "You can download this mobile application from the app store."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'application' originates from the Latin 'applicatio', which means 'a putting on, a joining'. It evolved through Old French 'application' in the late Middle Ages, retaining the sense of a practical use or implementation of something.

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