monstre
See also: monstré
English
editNoun
editmonstre (plural monstres)
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editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editmonstre m (plural monstres)
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editFrench
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French monstre, from Old French monstre, borrowed from Latin mōnstrum.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmonstre m (plural monstres)
- monster
- Mon petit frère croit que des monstres habitent sous son lit.
- My little brother believes that monsters live under his bed.
- (figurative) hideous person, fiend
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- → Romanian: monstru
Adjective
editmonstre (plural monstres)
Further reading
edit- “monstre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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editItalian
editAdjective
editmonstre (invariable)
- extraordinary, exceptional
- monstrous (very large)
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old French monstre, borrowed itself from Latin monstrum.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmonstre (plural monstres)
- A monster or beast; a horrific or frightening creature.
- A marvelous or portentous occasion; a strange happening.
- (rare) Fate, luck; fortuitousness (as an allegorical figure)
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editDescendants
editReferences
edit- “monstre, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-03.
Middle French
editEtymology
editFrom Old French monstre.
Noun
editmonstre m (plural monstres)
- monster
- 1542, Clement Marot, Oeuvres augmentees d'ung grand nombre de ses compositions nouvelles, link:
- Vien à l'umbrage en ce boys de grand' monstre
- Came into the shadow in these woods of a great monster
Descendants
editNorman
editEtymology
editFrom Old French monstre, borrowed from Latin mōnstrum.
Noun
editmonstre m (plural monstres)
Synonyms
editOld French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editNoun
editmonstre oblique singular, m (oblique plural monstres, nominative singular monstres, nominative plural monstre)
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