érection
See also: erection
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French erection, borrowed from Latin ērectiōnem.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
érection f (plural érections)
- erection (of a building, a monument)
- (by extension) start (of a process)
- (physiology) erection
- en érection ― erect (literally, “in erection”)
- avoir une érection ― to have an erection
- donner une érection à quelqu’un ― to give an erection to someone
- provoquer une érection chez quelqu’un ― to trigger an erection in someone
- trouble de l’érection ― erectile dysfunction (literally, “trouble of the erection”)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Turkish: ereksiyon
Further reading edit
- “érection”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.