vécu
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Middle French and Old French vescu, derived from the preterite vesqui, itself from a metathesis of Latin vixi, likely influenced by nasqui (“I was born”). See the same development in Occitan and Catalan viscut. Compare also Italian vissuto.
Pronunciation
editParticiple
editvécu (feminine vécue, masculine plural vécus, feminine plural vécues)
- past participle of vivre
Adjective
editvécu (feminine vécue, masculine plural vécus, feminine plural vécues)
- that which is part of a lived experience, real, true
- Il y avait un film qui passait à la télévision: une histoire vécue. ― There was a movie on TV: a true story.
Noun
editvécu m (plural vécus)
- experience (what one experiences)
- inner life
Further reading
edit- “vécu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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