le cadet

younger sibling, younger brother or sister, younger

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noun · masculine Rare #30,540
younger sibling, younger brother or sister Often used of a younger brother in masculine form; it can also mean a younger sister.
FR: Mon cadet habite à Lyon.
EN: My younger brother lives in Lyon.

La logique du cadet est valable.

The junior's reasoning is valid.

— Star Trek (2009)

Franchement, ma chère, c'est le cadet de mes soucis.

Honestly, my dear, that's the least of my worries.

Je pensais être ton cadet.

I thought I was your junior.

Le cadet, sur la rue.

The youngest, on the street.

— La Cité des hommes (2007)

Je pensais être votre cadet.

I thought I was your junior.

Cadet Kirk, vous avez assez attiré l'attention.

Cadet Kirk, you've attracted enough attention.

— Star Trek (2009)

Je suis son cadet de quatre ans.

I am four years his junior.

Ton cadet s'en sort à peine.

Your younger brother is barely managing.

— Un Soleil (2019)

C'est le cadet de mes soucis.

That's the least of my worries.

Il est de trois ans mon cadet.

He is three years my junior.

Cadet Sujit Chawla.

Cadet Sujit Chawla.

— भाग मिल्खा भाग (2013)

Le cadet.

The younger brother.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

Tenoch Iturbide était le cadet de trois enfants.

Tenoch Iturbide was the youngest of three children.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

adjective Rare #42,075
younger Used especially to distinguish a younger sibling from an older one.
FR: Mon frère cadet habite à Lyon.
EN: My younger brother lives in Lyon.
Forms of cadet
MasculineFeminine
Singular — cadette

Je suis son frère cadet.

I am his younger brother.

— Le Frère (1997)

Tom est ton frère cadet, n'est-ce pas ?

Tom is your younger brother, isn't he?

Le nom de mon frère aîné est Tom et le nom de mon frère cadet est Jean.

My older brother's name is Tom, and my younger brother's name is Jean.

Il est mon frère cadet.

He is my younger brother.

Le fils cadet est médecin.

The younger son is a doctor.

J'ai un frère cadet, il n'habite plus ici.

I have a younger brother; he no longer lives here.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

Il est devenu un modèle pour son demi-frère cadet.

He became a role model for his younger half-brother.

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