voile
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Anglo-Norman veil, Old French voile.
Noun [edit]
Wikipedia voile (plural voiles)
- A light, translucent cotton fabric used for making curtains and dresses
Anagrams [edit]
French [edit]
Etymology 1 [edit]
From an earlier Old French voil, veil, from Latin vēlum.
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
voile m (plural voiles)
Derived terms [edit]
Etymology 2 [edit]
From Old French voille, veille, veile, from Vulgar Latin vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum.
Noun [edit]
voile f (plural voiles)
- (countable) sail
- Hissons la grande voile, matelots !
- Raise the mainsail, seamen!
- Hissons la grande voile, matelots !
- (uncountable, sports) sailing.
- La voile, il n'y a rien de mieux pour se détendre ! J'en ai fait tout le week-end.
- Sailing, there's nothing better for relaxing! I did it all weekend.
- La voile, il n'y a rien de mieux pour se détendre ! J'en ai fait tout le week-end.
Derived terms [edit]
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Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
French
Noun [edit]
voile m (invariable)
Anagrams [edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Anglo-Norman
- English terms derived from Old French
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms derived from Latin
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French countable nouns
- French terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- French feminine nouns
- French uncountable nouns
- fr:Sports
- Italian terms derived from French
- Italian nouns
