"don" meaning in French

See don in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /dɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-don.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-don.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-don.wav Forms: dons [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French don, from Latin dōnum. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|don|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French don, {{inh+|fr|fro|don}} Inherited from Old French don, {{inh|fr|la|dōnum}} Latin dōnum Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} don m (plural dons)
  1. gift, talent, knack Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-don-fr-noun-OF997QPC Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Philanthropy Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 76 11 13 Disambiguation of Philanthropy: 32 32 37
  2. gift (present) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-don-fr-noun-RZUGict5 Categories (other): Philanthropy Disambiguation of Philanthropy: 32 32 37
  3. donation Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-don-fr-noun-NDOESkQ- Categories (other): Philanthropy Disambiguation of Philanthropy: 32 32 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: don de sang, don du ciel, faire don

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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      },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        ],
        [
          "talent",
          "talent"
        ],
        [
          "knack",
          "knack"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        }
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              17,
              20
            ]
          ],
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              19,
              27
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Thank you for your donation!",
          "text": "Merci pour votre don !",
          "translation": "Thank you for your donation!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "donation"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "donation",
          "donation"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    },
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "dons"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dont"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms inherited from Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
      "word": "don du ciel"
    },
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      "word": "faire don"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "gift, talent, knack"
      ],
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          "talent",
          "talent"
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        [
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          "knack"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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        "gift (present)"
      ],
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        [
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          "gift"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
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          ],
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          "text": "Merci pour votre don !",
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      ],
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        "donation"
      ],
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          "donation"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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    },
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "dons"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "dont"
    }
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}

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