noun

le chapitre

chapter

C'est une partie d'un livre ou d'un texte, qui aide à organiser l'histoire ou les informations.

Chapitre means chapter, a main division of a book or other written work.

It can also refer to a chapter or period in a story or life, or to a topic or section of a discussion or budget.

Chapitre is a masculine noun: un chapitre means “a chapter.” Its plural is chapitres.

It comes from Latin capitulum, meaning “small head” or “section,” derived from caput, “head.”

section — a division of a text or document; it may be smaller or less formally defined than a chapter.
partie — a part of a work, often broader than a chapter.
épisode — an episode or event, especially when chapitre refers figuratively to a period in a story or life.

There is no common direct antonym.

chapitre d’un livre — a chapter of a book.
tourner la page, ouvrir un nouveau chapitre — to move on and begin a new chapter in life.
avoir voix au chapitre — to have a say in a matter.
au chapitre de — on the subject of; as regards.

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