vivres

French

Etymology

Nominalization of the infinitive vivre (“to live”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vivʁ/

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Noun

vivres m pl (plural only)

1. (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

• victuailles
• viande

Descendants

• → Portuguese: víveres

Further reading

• “vivres”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.