"intention" meaning in French

See intention in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɛ̃.tɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-intention.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-intention.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-intention.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: intentions [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French entention, from Old French entencion, borrowed from Latin intentiōnem. Respelled intention in Middle French to more closely match the Classical Latin form. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|entention|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French entention, {{inh+|fr|frm|entention}} Inherited from Middle French entention, {{inh|fr|fro|entencion}} Old French entencion, {{bor|fr|la|intentiō|intentiōnem}} Latin intentiōnem, {{uder|fr|frm|-}} Middle French Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} intention f (plural intentions)
  1. intention Tags: feminine Derived forms: à l'intention de, c'est l'intention qui compte, intentionné, intentionnel, procès d'intention

Inflected forms

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