énergie

See also: energie, Energie, and energię

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin energīa, from Ancient Greek ἐνέργεια (enérgeia).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.nɛʁ.ʒi/

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Noun

énergie f (plural énergies)

1. (physics) energy (quantity that denotes the ability to do work)

   énergie atomique ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   énergie fossile ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   énergie nucléaire ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   énergie renouvelable ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   énergie solaire ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   énergie verte ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   loi de conservation de l’énergie ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (figuratively) energy, motivation

Derived terms

• énergique

Related terms

• énergétique

Descendants

• → Azerbaijani: enerji
• → Czech: energie
• → Danish: energi
• → Dutch: energie
  • → Indonesian: energi
• → English: energy
  • → Cebuano: enerdyi
  • → Japanese: エナジー (enajī)
  • → Korean: 에너지 (eneoji)
• → Norwegian Bokmål: energi
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: energi
• → Persian: انرژی
• → Romanian: energie
• → Swedish: energi
• → Turkish: enerji

Further reading

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