âpre
French
Etymology
From Middle French aspre, from Old French aspre, from Latin asper, according to the TLFi, an early borrowing. Compare Italian aspro, Spanish and Portuguese áspero.
Pronunciation
Adjective
âpre (plural âpres)
- acrid, pungent, bitter
- (voice) harsh
- (figurative) rough, fierce, harsh
- 2012, Fabienne Loodts, Chloe Aridjis, Le livre des nuages, Warum?, →ISBN:
- Le lendemain, c’était un dimanche, ce qui renforçait mon besoin de sortir et remplir les heures. Après cinq ans dans cette ville, je n’avais pas encore rencontré quelqu’un avec qui passer les jours, ces jours que je préfère le moins, où la solitude se fait plus âpre.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “âpre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Norman
Etymology
From Old French aspre, from Latin asper, possibly a borrowing.
Adjective
âpre m or f
Derived terms
- âprément (“brightly”)
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