aléa

See also: alea and aleá

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ālea.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.le.a/

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Noun

aléa m (plural aléas)

1. hazard

   aléa feu ― fire hazard

2. (archaic) chance

Related terms

• aléatoire

Further reading

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