abruti
French edit
Etymology edit
From abrutir.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
abruti (feminine abrutie, masculine plural abrutis, feminine plural abruties)
- whose physical or mental capacities have been impaired by tiredness or another factor; dazed
- Des vainqueurs abrutis de crime, ivres d’encens
- The victors, dazed by crime, drunk on incense
- (Victor Hugo, La légende des siècles, Tome 1, "La Vision d’où est sorti ce livre")
- Pourquoi plus de la moitié des hommes est-elle abrutie par les superstitions ?
- Why are the majority of people hypnotized by superstition?
- (Diderot & D'Alembert, "Instinct")
- (chiefly Europe, informal) moronic, idiotic
Noun edit
abruti m (plural abrutis, feminine abrutie)
Usage notes edit
In Canada, terms like newfie and innocent are preferred.
Participle edit
abruti (feminine abrutie, masculine plural abrutis, feminine plural abruties)
Further reading edit
- “abruti”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.