flairer

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French flairier, from Vulgar Latin, Late Latin flāgrāre, by dissimilation from Latin frāgrāre, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreh₂gro-, from *bʰreh₂g- (to smell) + *-ro-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /flɛ.ʁe/ ~ /fle.ʁe/
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Verb

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flairer

  1. (transitive) to smell, sniff (at)
  2. (transitive, hunting) to scent
  3. (transitive) to sense

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Esperanto: flari
    • Ido: flarar

Further reading

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