à jeun

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old French, from Latin jejūnus, ieiūnus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /a ʒœ̃/
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Prepositional phrase[edit]

à jeun

  1. on an empty stomach
    être à jeunto have had nothing to eat or drink

Usage notes[edit]

  • Used both adjectivally and adverbially.

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Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French à jeun.

Adverb[edit]

à jeun

  1. on an empty stomach
    Synonyms: pe stomacul gol, pe nemâncate