ivre
See also: ívre
French
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French yvre, inherited from Latin ēbrius.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editivre (plural ivres)
- (formal) drunk, inebriated (by alcohol)
- (figurative) drunk, intoxicated, overwhelmed
- ivre de bonheur ― drunk with happiness
- ivre de malheur ― drunk with grief
- ivre d’amour ― drunk with love
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “ivre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editNorman
editEtymology
editInherited from Old French yvre, from Latin ēbrius.
Adjective
editivre m or f
- (Jersey) drunk
- Synonyms: bédé-ouinne, blindé, bragi, bringuesingue, chonmé, en bouaisson, envitoué, gâté d'béthe, gris, souîn, soûl
Derived terms
edit- ivrément (“drunkenly”)
Related terms
edit- ivrouongn'nie (“drunkenness”)
Old Occitan
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAdjective
editivre
- drunk
- c. 1110, Guilhèm de Peitieus, Canso:
- E no m’en tengatz per yvre / S’ieu ma bona dompna am [...].
- And she doesn't take me for drunk if I love my good lady.
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