ivre
See also: ívre
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French yvre, inherited from Latin ēbrius.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ivre (plural ivres)
- drunk, inebriated (by alcohol)
- (figurative) drunk, intoxicated, overwhelmed
- ivre de bonheur ― drunk with happiness
- ivre de malheur ― drunk with grief
- ivre d’amour ― drunk with love
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Further reading edit
- “ivre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Norman edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French yvre, from Latin ēbrius.
Adjective edit
ivre m or f
- (Jersey) drunk
- Synonyms: bédé-ouinne, blindé, bragi, bringuesingue, chonmé, en bouaisson, envitoué, gâté d'béthe, gris, souîn, soûl
Derived terms edit
- ivrément (“drunkenly”)
Related terms edit
- ivrouongn'nie (“drunkenness”)
Old Occitan edit
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ivre
- drunk
- c. 1110, Guilhèm de Peitieus, Canso:
- E no m’en tengatz per yvre / S’ieu ma bona dompna am [...].
- And she doesn't take me for drunk if I love my good lady.