"caprice" meaning in French

See caprice in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ka.pʁis/ Audio: Fr-caprice.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-caprice.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-caprice.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-caprice.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-caprice.wav Forms: caprices [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian capriccio. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|it|capriccio}} Borrowed from Italian capriccio Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} caprice m (plural caprices)
  1. whim; wish Tags: masculine Synonyms: lubie
    Sense id: en-caprice-fr-noun-KSLPJp~e Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
  2. tantrum Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-caprice-fr-noun-mozOFNS0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: capricieux

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "kaprice"
    },
    {
      "lang": "English",
      "lang_code": "en",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "caprice"
    },
    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Caprice"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "kapriza",
      "word": "קפריזה"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "capriciu"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "kapriz",
      "word": "каприз"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "kapris"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Italian capriccio.",
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    {
      "form": "caprices",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
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          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
      ],
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              132,
              140
            ]
          ],
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            [
              108,
              112
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Not ill! Indeed, I am young, healthy and strong. Blood flows freely in my veins; all my parts obey my every wish.",
          "ref": "1829, Victor Hugo, Le Dernier Jour d’un condamné:",
          "text": "Pas malade ! en effet, je suis jeune, sain et fort. Le sang coule librement dans mes veines ; tous mes membres obéissent à tous mes caprices",
          "translation": "Not ill! Indeed, I am young, healthy and strong. Blood flows freely in my veins; all my parts obey my every wish.",
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        }
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        ],
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          "wish"
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        }
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      ]
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        }
      ],
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        "tantrum"
      ],
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        [
          "tantrum",
          "tantrum"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    "French nouns",
    "French terms borrowed from Italian",
    "French terms derived from Italian",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
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      "lang_code": "de",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Caprice"
    },
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      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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      "word": "קפריזה"
    },
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      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    },
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      "lang_code": "ru",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "roman": "kapriz",
      "word": "каприз"
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      "lang_code": "tr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
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    }
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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          "wish"
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      ]
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