vrai

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French

Etymology

From Old French verai, from the Vulgar Latin *vērācus, from Latin vērāx, from vērus (true, real), from Proto-Italic *wēros, from a Proto-Indo-European *weh₁-ros, from *weh₁- (true).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vʁɛ/
  • audio:(file)

Adjective

vrai (feminine vraie, masculine plural vrais, feminine plural vraies)

  1. true
    C’est vrai?Really?
  2. real
    Synonyms: réel, authentique
    Antonym: faux

Noun

vrai m (plural vrais)

  1. truth

Adverb

vrai

  1. true; truly
    Raconter vrai
    to retell truly, without errors

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Pronunciation

  • Audio (Jersey):(file)

Etymology 1

From Old French verai, from Vulgar Latin *vērācus, from Latin vērāx, from vērus (true, real).

Adjective

vrai m

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey) true

Etymology 2

From a Germanic source; compare English wrack, Dutch wrak, German Wrack.

Noun

vrai m (uncountable)

  1. (Jersey) seaweed, vraic, wrack
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