épave
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The substantivization of Old French espave, from Latin expavidus.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
épave f (plural épaves)
- wreck (ship, car, etc.)
- (figuratively) human wreck, basket case
- wreckage, piece of wreckage; flotsam
- (law) derelict
- ruins
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “épave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.