gré

See also: gre, GRE, and grę

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French gré, from Latin grātum, from grātus (“agreeable”). Compare Spanish and Portuguese grado.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁe/

• Audio:

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• Homophone: Grées

Noun

gré m (plural grés)

1. (obsolete) satisfaction, pleasure
2. will; liking

   Je l'ai fait contre le gré de sa maman.

   I did it against her mother's will.

   Il a marché à son gré.

   He went as he pleased.

Derived terms

• à ton gré, à votre gré
• agréer
• au gré de
• bon gré mal gré
• de bon gré
• de gré à gré
• de gré ou de force
• de plein gré
• en gré
• malgré
• savoir gré

Further reading

• “gré”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• erg

Kaingang

Etymology

From Proto-Southern Jê *ŋgre (“egg, penis”), from Proto-Jê *ŋgre (“egg, genital”). Compare Xokleng ŋgle.

Noun

gré

1. penis

Further reading

• * Ursula Gojtéj Wiesemann (2011), “gré”, in Dicionário Kaingang-Português Português-Kaingang, 2nd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Curitiba: Editora Esperança, page 22