unité
unit
The word 'unité' in French is used in the same contexts as 'unit' in English. It can refer to a singular individual thing, a component of a larger group or system, a measure or standard of quantity, or a piece of equipment. In most cases, you can use 'unité' wherever you would use 'unit' in English.
Example sentences using: unité
Le système utilise l'unité centrale de traitement pour effectuer les opérations.
The system uses the central processing unit to perform the operations.
In this sentence, 'unité' precedes 'centrale de traitement', which is often shortened to CPU in English. It refers to the primary component of a computer that performs most of the processing inside the computer.
Une heure est l'unité de temps la plus couramment utilisée.
An hour is the most commonly used unit of time.
In this instance, 'unité' is used to talk about measurements - an 'unité de temps' is a unit of time. The sentence discusses how an hour is a standard measure of time.