What is the difference between Original, Originaire and Originel?

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Original (document d'origine) veut dire "original copy ". Originaire de (issu d'un endroit) veut dire "originally from ". Originel (initial) veut dire "original "
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Originaire means native while originel means original
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same word in different language
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Original is like the English word - something original and unique and which is not a copy Originaire is like origin - coming from somewhere Originel is amounting to someone/something's originality.
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1 - Original:-est en rapport avec le caractère primitif d’une chose. L’original d’une oeuvre. L’original sert de modèle à des copies éventuelles, mais n’a lui-même pas eu de modèle. ‘ Original ‘ désigne également le caractère unique du style d’un artiste. Un style ou un jeu original, une oeuvre originale....
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1 - Original:-est en rapport avec le caractère primitif d’une chose. L’original d’une oeuvre. L’original sert de modèle à des copies éventuelles, mais n’a lui-même pas eu de modèle. ‘ Original ‘ désigne également le caractère unique du style d’un artiste. Un style ou un jeu original, une oeuvre originale. ‘ Original ‘ désigne enfin le caractère singulier d’une personne. Cet homme est un original (un excentrique). 2 - Originel:-est en lien direct avec l’origine, et ne s’emploie pas substantivement contrairement à ‘ original ‘. Cela signifie qu’on ne peut pas dire ‘ un originel ‘, alors qu’on peut dire ‘ un original ‘. Péché originel, justice originelle. read less
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Original: true copy/version of a book/movie/art piece/etc. Also refers to something which is different in character or style. ex: '' Ce tableau est un original de Picasso '' Originaire de: where you are from: '' je suis originaire de Belgique '' Originel: that comes from the roots, the background,...
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Original: true copy/version of a book/movie/art piece/etc. Also refers to something which is different in character or style. ex: '' Ce tableau est un original de Picasso '' Originaire de: where you are from: '' je suis originaire de Belgique '' Originel: that comes from the roots, the background, the origins. '' C'est ma couleur de cheveux originelle '' read less
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original = the first, as opposed to the reproduction/copy which came later (the original painting, an original idea, etc) originel = related to the origins, the very beginning (original sin, the original habitat of a species, etc.)
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