navré
See also: navre
French
editEtymology
editPast participle of navrer (“to upset, dismay”), from Middle French, from Old French navrer, nafrer (“to hurt by piercing or cutting”), from Old Norse nafra (“to pierce or bore with an auger”), from nafarr (“auger”), from Proto-Germanic *nabōgaizaz (“auger”, literally “nave-spear”). Cognate with Old English nafugār (“auger”), Old High German nabagēr (“auger”). More at auger.
Pronunciation
editParticiple
editnavré (feminine navrée, masculine plural navrés, feminine plural navrées)
- past participle of navrer
Adjective
editnavré (feminine navrée, masculine plural navrés, feminine plural navrées)
- sad; saddened
- heartbroken
- deeply or very sorry; distressed
Interjection
editnavré
- sorry! (a heartfelt apology, usually for a death, loss, etc.)
Further reading
edit- “navré”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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