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foudre

Bourguignon

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Etymology

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From German Fuder.

Noun

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foudre m (plural foudres)

  1. barrel

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French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old French foudre, from Latin fulgura, nominative plural of fulgur, from Proto-Italic *folgos. Alternatively, from fulgere.

Noun

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foudre f (plural foudres)

  1. lightning
    Hyponyms: elfe, farfadet, jet bleu
    Coordinate terms: éclair, tonnerre, orage
    coup de foudre ― lightning strike
    la foudre ne tombe jamais deux fois au même endroit ― lightning never strikes twice

Noun

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foudre m (plural foudres)

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    un foudre de guerre ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (heraldry) thunderbolt

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Middle High German vuoder, from Old High German fuodar, from Proto-West Germanic *fōþr. Cognate with English fother, German Fuder, Dutch voer, voeder, etc.

Noun

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foudre m (plural foudres)

  1. foeder (large barrel used for aging beer or wine)
Descendants
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  • → Catalan: fudre
  • → Spanish: fudre

Further reading

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Norman

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Etymology

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From Old French foudre, from Latin fulgura, nominative plural of fulgur.

Noun

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foudre f (plural foudres)

  1. (Jersey) thunderbolt

Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin fulgura, nominative plural of fulgur.

Noun

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foudre oblique singular, f (oblique plural foudres, nominative singular foudre, nominative plural foudres)

  1. lightning

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