"foire" meaning in French

See foire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fwaʁ/ Audio: Fr-foire.ogg Forms: foires [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French foire from a Vulgar Latin *fēria from the classical Latin noun fēriae. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|foire|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French foire, {{inh+|fr|fro|foire}} Inherited from Old French foire, {{inh|fr|VL.|*fēria}} Vulgar Latin *fēria, {{inh|fr|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} foire f (plural foires)
  1. a fair, an exposition Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-foire-fr-noun-y8dORNHi
  2. artisans' market Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-foire-fr-noun-Uv~sUp5q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bête de foire, champ de foire, comme larrons en foire, foire aux questions, foire d’empoigne Related terms: forain
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /fwaʁ/ Audio: Fr-foire.ogg Forms: foires [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin foria. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|la|foria|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin foria, {{inh+|fr|la|foria}} Inherited from Latin foria Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} foire f (plural foires)
  1. (vulgar) diarrhoea Tags: feminine, vulgar
    Sense id: en-foire-fr-noun-A2qBp3W9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 39 1 45 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 41 1 46 9
  2. (figuratively, slang) fuckup, mess Tags: feminine, figuratively, slang
    Sense id: en-foire-fr-noun-rUGVHFNv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /fwaʁ/ Audio: Fr-foire.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Latin foria. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|la|foria|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin foria, {{inh+|fr|la|foria}} Inherited from Latin foria Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} foire
  1. inflection of foirer:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: foirer
    Sense id: en-foire-fr-verb-Cue0KOqg Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 39 1 45 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 2 35 2 44 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 41 1 46 9
  2. inflection of foirer:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: foirer
    Sense id: en-foire-fr-verb-HZQ5GAv0 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 39 1 45 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "foirer"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of foirer:",
        "second-person singular imperative"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "foirer",
          "foirer#French"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/fwaʁ/"
    },
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      "audio": "Fr-foire.ogg",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "foire"
}

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