"esprit" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ɛs.pʁi/ Audio: Fr-esprit.ogg Forms: esprits [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French esperit, from Old French, borrowed from Latin spiritus through Ecclesiastical Latin and Christian religious texts. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|esperit|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French esperit, {{inh+|fr|frm|esperit}} Inherited from Middle French esperit, {{inh|fr|fro|-}} Old French, {{bor|fr|la|spiritus}} Latin spiritus Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} esprit m (plural esprits)
  1. immaterial or incorporeal substance Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-esprit-fr-noun-HN4aFpuL
  2. disembodied mind Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-esprit-fr-noun-lAOIfWpr
  3. mind (in the wide sense) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-esprit-fr-noun-9QEHyuU7
  4. mind (as principle of thought) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-esprit-fr-noun-I-I9J8M3
  5. specific mind aptitude Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-esprit-fr-noun-E7gwqqXY
  6. high mind aptitude Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-esprit-fr-noun-hwhpL4aY
  7. deep intention, sense, or purpose (of a text, action, attitude...); philosophy (in figurative sense) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-esprit-fr-noun-MfGhofSo
  8. (metonymically) human being, as possessing abilities of mind Tags: masculine, metonymically Categories (topical): Thinking
    Sense id: en-esprit-fr-noun-pWlGDv2N Disambiguation of Thinking: 5 17 12 13 9 9 8 25 2 Categories (other): French metonyms, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 37 31 1 4 4 1 1 1 1 4 13 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 33 1 3 3 1 1 1 1 2 15 1 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 7 2 2 2 2 14 46 13
  9. (old) volatile fluid ; (in particular) alcohol Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-esprit-fr-noun-ysQ~Hhhk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: avoir l’esprit ailleurs, avoir l’esprit mal tourné, bel esprit, calmer les esprits, esprit chagrin, esprit combattant, esprit de clocher, esprit de contradiction, esprit de corps, esprit de l’escalier, esprit de suite, esprit doux, esprit d’équipe, esprit d’escalier, esprit fort, esprit frappeur, esprit pyroacétique, esprit rude, état d’esprit, étroit d’esprit, faible d’esprit, faire de l’esprit, garder à l’esprit, large d’esprit, les grands esprits se rencontrent, marquer les esprits, mot d’esprit, ouvert d’esprit, ouverture d’esprit, perdre l’esprit, présence d’esprit, reprendre ses esprits, simple d’esprit, trait d’esprit, tranquillité d’esprit, traverser l’esprit, venir à l’esprit, vue de l’esprit

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "avoir l’esprit mal tourné"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "esprit de l’escalier"
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      "word": "esprit doux"
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      "word": "large d’esprit"
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      "word": "les grands esprits se rencontrent"
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      "word": "mot d’esprit"
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      "word": "ouvert d’esprit"
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      "word": "perdre l’esprit"
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      "word": "présence d’esprit"
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      "word": "reprendre ses esprits"
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      "word": "simple d’esprit"
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      "word": "tranquillité d’esprit"
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      "word": "traverser l’esprit"
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      "word": "venir à l’esprit"
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "deep intention, sense, or purpose (of a text, action, attitude...); philosophy (in figurative sense)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "intention",
          "intention"
        ],
        [
          "sense",
          "sense"
        ],
        [
          "purpose",
          "purpose"
        ],
        [
          "philosophy",
          "philosophy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French metonyms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "human being, as possessing abilities of mind"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "human being",
          "human being"
        ],
        [
          "abilities",
          "ability"
        ],
        [
          "mind",
          "mind"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(metonymically) human being, as possessing abilities of mind"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "metonymically"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "volatile fluid ; (in particular) alcohol"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "volatile",
          "volatile"
        ],
        [
          "fluid",
          "fluid"
        ],
        [
          "alcohol",
          "alcohol"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "old",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(old) volatile fluid ; (in particular) alcohol"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛs.pʁi/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-esprit.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/bd/Fr-esprit.ogg/Fr-esprit.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Fr-esprit.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "esprit"
}

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