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Inherited from Old French verai, from Early Medieval Latin vērāgus, from Latin vērāx.

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

  1. true
    C’est vrai?Really?
    Est-il vrai que vous ayez dit qu’il a besoin de notre aide ?
    Is it true that you said he needs our help?
    Il est vrai que l’on a dit cela.
    It is true that we said that.
    Il n’est pas vrai que l’on ait dit cela.
    It is not true that we said that.
  2. real, proper
    Synonyms: réel, authentique
    Antonym: faux
  3. honest, sincere, truthful
    Synonyms: honnête, sincère
    • 2012 (August 7), Manon Massé, quoted in: Judith Lussier, "Manon Massé : par-delà la moustache," Urbania:
      On a attaché beaucoup d’importance à définir ce qu’est un vrai homme ou une vraie femme, j’ai hâte qu’on s’attarde à ce qu’est une femme vraie et un homme vrai.
      So much importance has been placed on defining what makes someone a real man or a real woman; I'm looking forward to when we turn our attention to what makes a woman or a man true.

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vrai m (plural vrais)

  1. truth

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vrai

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

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Etymology 1 edit

From Old French verai, from Early Medieval Latin vērāgus, from Latin vērāx.

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vrai m

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey) true
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Etymology 2 edit

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

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vrai m (uncountable)

  1. (Jersey) seaweed, vraic, wrack
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