droit
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Old French droit (spelled dreit in Early Old French), from Latin directus.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
droit m (plural droits)
- right (entitlement)
- J'ai le droit de dormir.
- I have the right to sleep
- J'ai le droit de dormir.
- law (study of law)
- Il est étudiant en droit.
- He is a law student
- Il est étudiant en droit.
- (geometry) right angle
- Un angle de trois droits.
- An angle of 270 degrees.
- Un angle de trois droits.
Antonyms [edit]
- (right): interdiction (forbidding)
- (law): non-droit (not in law)
Derived terms [edit]
- droit d'auteur
- droit d'hommes
- droit de seigneur
- Dieu et mon droit (God and my right; the motto of England)
Adjective [edit]
droit m (feminine droite, masculine plural droits, feminine plural droites)
- right (on the right-hand side)
- Donne-moi ta main droite.
- Give me your right hand.
- Donne-moi ta main droite.
- straight (not bent or crooked)
- Une rue droite.
- A straight road.
- Une rue droite.
- (geometry) right (of an angle)
Antonyms [edit]
Derived terms [edit]
Adverb [edit]
droit
- straight, straight on
- upright, straight, not bent or crooked
- Tenez votre tête droit
- Keep your head straight
- Tenez votre tête droit
Synonyms [edit]
- (upright, straight): juste
Middle French [edit]
Adjective [edit]
droit m (feminine singular droitte, masculine plural droits, feminine plural droittes)
- Alternative form of droict.
Old French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
Latin directus.
Alternative forms [edit]
Noun [edit]
droit m (oblique plural droiz, nominative singular droiz, nominative plural droit)
Adjective [edit]
droit
Declension [edit]
Declension of droit
Adverb [edit]
droit
Quotations [edit]
- For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.
Categories:
- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms derived from Latin
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- fr:Geometry
- French adjectives
- French adverbs
- fr:Directions
- Middle French adjectives
- Middle French alternative forms
- Old French terms derived from Latin
- Old French nouns
- Old French masculine nouns
- Old French adjectives
- Old French adverbs