seuil

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *solium, a blend of Latin solum (flat ground) + solea (flat object, sandal).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sœj/
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Noun

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seuil m (plural seuils)

  1. threshold (of a doorway); doorstep
  2. threshold, level
    au-delà d’un certain seuilbeyond a certain threshold
  3. (literary or potentially, archaic) threshold (demarcation between the limit or end of one state of being and the beginning or commencement of the next)
  4. weir
  5. threshold (limit or boundary)

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