When you're really excited and committed to something, in French, you can use the word zélé. Imagine someone who is super dedicated to their work or a cause they believe in – that person is zélé. It describes a strong, positive energy and enthusiasm. So, if you want to say someone is really passionate and goes all out, zélé is the word to use!
Gramática essencial
Adjectives like 'zélé' agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.
Il est très zélé (He is very zealous). Elle est très zélée (She is very zealous). Ils sont très zélés (They are very zealous). Elles sont très zélées (They are very zealous - feminine plural).
'Zélé' can be used with the preposition 'à' + infinitive to express what someone is zealous about doing.
Il est zélé à apprendre le français (He is zealous about learning French).
'Zélé' can be followed by 'pour' + noun to indicate the object of one's zeal.
Elle est zélée pour la cause (She is zealous for the cause).
The adverb form is 'zélèment', meaning 'zealously'.
Il travaille zélèment (He works zealously).
When used in a negative context, 'trop zélé' can imply being overly enthusiastic to the point of being meddlesome or excessive.
Il est parfois trop zélé (He is sometimes too zealous / overzealous).
Padrões gramaticais
Padrões de frases
être zélé pour quelque chose
Il est très zélé pour son travail. (He is very zealous for his work.)
un employé zélé
C'est un employé zélé qui s'investit beaucoup. (He's a zealous employee who invests a lot.)
montrer un zèle excessif
Parfois, elle montre un zèle excessif, ce qui peut être fatigant. (Sometimes, she shows excessive zeal, which can be tiring.)
avec zèle
Il a accompli sa tâche avec zèle. (He accomplished his task with zeal.)
le zèle de quelqu'un
Le zèle de cette équipe est admirable. (The zeal of this team is admirable.)
Teste-se 12 perguntas
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Listen for a common question about well-being.
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Au revoir.
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Merci.
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S'il vous plaît.
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This sentence describes how zealous workers often complete their tasks more quickly. 'Zélés' describes 'travailleurs'.
Here, 'zélé' modifies 'enthousiasme', indicating a contagious and motivating zeal.
This sentence shows that even with zealous efforts, the project didn't succeed as planned. 'Zélés' describes 'efforts'.
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Exemplo
Il est un employé très zélé, toujours prêt à travailler.
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