"œuvre" meaning in French

See œuvre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /œvʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Fhala.K-œuvre.wav , Fr-œuvre.ogg Forms: œuvres [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French uevre, inherited from Latin opera. Doublet of opéra and opus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|uevre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French uevre, {{inh+|fr|fro|uevre}} Inherited from Old French uevre, {{inh|fr|la|opera}} Latin opera, {{doublet|fr|opéra|opus}} Doublet of opéra and opus Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} œuvre f (plural œuvres)
  1. work, book, piece Tags: feminine Synonyms: ouvrage
    Sense id: en-œuvre-fr-noun-UFenrW~i
  2. activity, operation Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-œuvre-fr-noun-g3hsFdpz Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 14 45 20 20
  3. complete body of an artist's work, or their works in a particular category Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-œuvre-fr-noun-VbwJbWUv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: activité, travail Related terms: opérer, ouvrer, ouvrier
Derived forms: à l’œuvre, à pied d’œuvre, banc de l’œuvre, banc d’œuvre, bois d’œuvre, chef-d’œuvre, maître d’œuvre, mettre en œuvre, œuvre cinématographique, œuvre d’art, œuvre orpheline, œuvrer

Noun

IPA: /œvʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Fhala.K-œuvre.wav , Fr-œuvre.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French uevre, inherited from Latin opera. Doublet of opéra and opus. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|uevre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French uevre, {{inh+|fr|fro|uevre}} Inherited from Old French uevre, {{inh|fr|la|opera}} Latin opera, {{doublet|fr|opéra|opus}} Doublet of opéra and opus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|-}} œuvre m (uncountable)
  1. complete body of an artist's work, or their works in a particular category Tags: masculine, uncountable Derived forms: grand œuvre, gros œuvre
    Sense id: en-œuvre-fr-noun-VbwJbWUv1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Fhala.K-%C5%93uvre.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Fhala.K-%C5%93uvre.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/87/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Fhala.K-%C5%93uvre.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Fhala.K-%C5%93uvre.wav.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-œuvre.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d3/Fr-%C5%93uvre.ogg/Fr-%C5%93uvre.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Fr-%C5%93uvre.ogg",
      "text": "Audio: \"une œuvre\""
    }
  ],
  "word": "œuvre"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable French dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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