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voix

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French voix, from Old French voiz, from Latin vōcem, accusative of vōx (“voice”), from Proto-Italic *wōks, from Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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voix f (invariable)

  1. voice
    à voix basse ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    à voix haute ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    de vive voix ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    entendre des voix ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    avoir voix au chapitre ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    rester sans voix ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
    écouter la voix de la raison ― to listen to the voice of reason
    • 1882, Octave Mirbeau, Contes cruels : La Chanson de Carmen:
      Et sa voix alors prenait une intonation dolente et uniforme, enflant les mots, appuyant indéfiniment sur les syllabes. Cela m’agaçait beaucoup.
      And her voice then took on a mournful and uniform intonation, filling up the words, indefinitely pressing on the syllables. It irritated me greatly.
  2. (music) voice
    voix de poitrine ― chest voice
    voix de tête ― head voice
  3. (grammar) voice
    voix active ― active voice
    voix moyenne ― middle voice
    voix passive ― passive voice
  4. (politics, in the plural) vote
    Synonyms: vote, suffrage
    La candidate gagnante a reçu 62,8 % des voix.
    The winning candidate received 62.8% of the votes.

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Antillean Creole: vwa
  • Guianese Creole: vwa
  • Haitian Creole: vwa
  • ⇒ Mauritian Creole: lavwa
  • Réunion Creole French: voi, vwa

Further reading

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Middle English

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Noun

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voix

  1. alternative form of voys

Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French voiz, from Latin vox, vocem.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (before pause) /vo̯ɛs/, (before vowel) /vo̯ɛz/, (before consonant) /vo̯ɛ/

Noun

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voix f (plural voix)

  1. voice

Descendants

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