individuels

Individuel is a French adjective used to denote something related to a single person or thing, or something designed for individual use. The masculine plural form is individuels and the feminine plural is individuelles. It can modify a wide range of nouns, and its usage often contrasts with collective or general notions (for example, a collective effort versus an individual effort).

The term derives from Latin individuus, meaning indivisible or single. In modern French, the word commonly appears in phrases that emphasize personalization, privacy, or single-unit designation. Examples include données individuelles (individual data), intérêts individuels (individual interests), véhicule individuel (private vehicle), and usage individuel (individual use).

In everyday language, individuel frequently appears in contexts such as sports, education, commerce, and law. In sports, competitions may be described as épreuves individuelles (individual events) as opposed to épreuves par équipes (team events). In education and testing, résultats individuels refer to scores or evaluations assigned to a single student rather than to a group. In law and policy, droits individuels or libertés individuelles refer to personal rights and freedoms.

As a noun, the word individuel is rarely used on its own; the standard noun form for a person is un individu. The plural forme individuels can appear in compound or descriptive constructions, but more common is to retain the noun separately (par exemple, des individus). Related terms include collectif (opposite of individual), particulier, and personnel, which emphasize different scopes or contexts.

Overall, individuels covers a broad range of meanings tied to the notion of singularity, privacy, or personalization within French usage.