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The French word

l'eau potable

means
drinking water (f)
Examples:
Je n'ai pas d'eau potable.
I don't have any drinking water.
Nous n'avions pas d'eau potable.
We had no drinking water. | We had no potable water.
Cette île isolée se réjouit d'avoir enfin de l'eau potable.
This isolated island is rejoicing at finally having drinkable water.
Il y a une fontaine d'eau potable à côté du court de tennis.
There's a drinking fountain by the tennis court.
La consommation d'eau potable par tête a presque doublé dans les dernières décennies.
The consumption of drinking water per capita has almost doubled in the past few decades.
Il est possible que l'eau potable contienne du chlore, du plomb, ou d'autres contaminants similaires.
It's possible that the drinking water has chlorine, lead, or similar contaminants in it.
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