"chute" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ʃyt/ Audio: Fr-chute.ogg Forms: chutes [plural]
Etymology: From a merger of Old French cheüe, chue (from Vulgar Latin *caduta) and cheoite (from Vulgar Latin cadecta), both feminine past participles of cheoir, whence modern choir (compare chu). Etymology templates: {{inh|fr|fro|cheüe}} Old French cheüe, {{m|fro|chue}} chue, {{inh|fr|VL.|*caduta}} Vulgar Latin *caduta, {{m|fro|cheoite}} cheoite, {{m+|VL.|cadecta}} Vulgar Latin cadecta, {{m|fro|cheoir}} cheoir, {{m|fr|choir}} choir, {{m|fr|chu}} chu Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} chute f (plural chutes)
  1. fall Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-chute-fr-noun-LcRq8beM
  2. fall, drop (e.g. in price) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-chute-fr-noun-HBjcUwyW
  3. fall, collapse, downfall Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-chute-fr-noun-LZK2~F31 Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  4. waterfall Tags: feminine Categories (place): Waterfalls Synonyms: cascade
    Sense id: en-chute-fr-noun-PLViyJcV Disambiguation of Waterfalls: 1 3 5 64 4 3 14 6
  5. punch line (conclusion of a joke or a story; the last words that bring the comic effect) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-chute-fr-noun-D-Db2Ck4
  6. final part of an ensemble or a shape Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-chute-fr-noun-N~uymTcE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chute de tension, chute d’eau, chute libre, chutes du Niagara, point de chute
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ʃyt/ Audio: Fr-chute.ogg
Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} chute
  1. inflection of chuter:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person
    Sense id: en-chute-fr-verb-eW4-FHRz Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 22 10 6 7 39 15
  2. inflection of chuter:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular
    Sense id: en-chute-fr-verb-3FagqsPp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chute libre"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chutes du Niagara"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0",
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          "text": "Near-synonym: effondrement"
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          "english": "the fall of the Western Roman Empire",
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          "english": "Wait for the conclusion.",
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          "english": "the bottom of the backside",
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