vivres
French edit
Etymology edit
Nominalization of the infinitive vivre (“to live”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
vivres m pl (plural only)
- (plural only) food supplies, provisions
- 1873, Jules Verne, Le Pays des fourrures:
- Quant aux provisions, c’était autre chose. Les vivres devaient être abondants et facilement transportables.
- As for provisions, it was a different story. The supplies had to be abundant and easily transportable.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Portuguese: víveres
Further reading edit
- “vivres”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.