"oreille" meaning in French

See oreille in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɔ.ʁɛj/ Audio: Fr-oreille.ogg Forms: oreilles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛj Etymology: Inherited from Middle French oreille, from Old French oreille, from Vulgar Latin oricla, from Latin auricula, diminutive of auris, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws. Cognate with Catalan and Galician orella; Portuguese orelha; Italian orecchio; Occitan aurelha; Romanian ureche; and Spanish oreja. Compare zoreille, zorey. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|oreille|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French oreille, {{inh+|fr|frm|oreille}} Inherited from Middle French oreille, {{inh|fr|fro|oreille}} Old French oreille, {{inh|fr|VL.|oricla}} Vulgar Latin oricla, {{inh|fr|la|auricula}} Latin auricula, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*h₂ṓws}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws, {{cog|ca,gl|orella}} Catalan and Galician orella, {{cog|pt|orelha}} Portuguese orelha, {{cog|it|orecchio}} Italian orecchio, {{cog|oc|aurelha}} Occitan aurelha, {{cog|ro|ureche}} Romanian ureche, {{cog|es|oreja}} Spanish oreja Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} oreille f (plural oreilles)
  1. ear Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Face Synonyms: esgourde [informal], feuille Related terms: auriculaire
    Sense id: en-oreille-fr-noun-PGo2tkD8 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Derived forms: à l’oreille, avoir les oreilles qui sifflent, bouche à oreille, boucle d’oreille, chien hargneux a toujours l’oreille déchirée, dormir sur ses deux oreilles, dresser l’oreille, dur d’oreille, faire la sourde oreille, les murs ont des oreilles, l’entendre de cette oreille, mettre la puce à l’oreille, ne pas en croire ses oreilles, n’écouter que d’une oreille, oreille absolue, oreille de crisse, oreille de mer, oreille d’ours, oreille externe, oreille interne, oreille moyenne, oreille relative, oreiller, oreillette, rebattre les oreilles, rentrer par une oreille et ressortir par l’autre, sourire jusqu’aux oreilles, tendre l’oreille, tirer les oreilles, tomber dans l’oreille d’un sourd, ventre affamé n’a point d’oreilles

Inflected forms

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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mfe",
            "2": "zorey"
          },
          "expansion": "Mauritian Creole: zorey",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Mauritian Creole: zorey"
    },
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 2,
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      "text": "French: zoreille, zorey"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ht-sdm",
            "2": "z'oreille"
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Saint Dominican Creole French: z'oreille\nHaitian Creole: zòrèy"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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          "expansion": "Seychellois Creole: zorey",
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      "text": "Seychellois Creole: zorey"
    },
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Esperanto: orelo",
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      "text": "→ Esperanto: orelo"
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        "3": "oricla"
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "auricula"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin auricula",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂ṓws"
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca,gl",
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      },
      "expansion": "Catalan and Galician orella",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "orelha"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese orelha",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "orecchio"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian orecchio",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc",
        "2": "aurelha"
      },
      "expansion": "Occitan aurelha",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "ureche"
      },
      "expansion": "Romanian ureche",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "oreja"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish oreja",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "word": "avoir les oreilles qui sifflent"
        },
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          "word": "bouche à oreille"
        },
        {
          "word": "boucle d’oreille"
        },
        {
          "word": "chien hargneux a toujours l’oreille déchirée"
        },
        {
          "word": "dormir sur ses deux oreilles"
        },
        {
          "word": "dresser l’oreille"
        },
        {
          "word": "dur d’oreille"
        },
        {
          "word": "faire la sourde oreille"
        },
        {
          "word": "les murs ont des oreilles"
        },
        {
          "word": "l’entendre de cette oreille"
        },
        {
          "word": "mettre la puce à l’oreille"
        },
        {
          "word": "ne pas en croire ses oreilles"
        },
        {
          "word": "n’écouter que d’une oreille"
        },
        {
          "word": "oreille absolue"
        },
        {
          "word": "oreille de crisse"
        },
        {
          "word": "oreille de mer"
        },
        {
          "word": "oreille d’ours"
        },
        {
          "word": "oreille externe"
        },
        {
          "word": "oreille interne"
        },
        {
          "word": "oreille moyenne"
        },
        {
          "word": "oreille relative"
        },
        {
          "word": "oreiller"
        },
        {
          "word": "oreillette"
        },
        {
          "word": "rebattre les oreilles"
        },
        {
          "word": "rentrer par une oreille et ressortir par l’autre"
        },
        {
          "word": "sourire jusqu’aux oreilles"
        },
        {
          "word": "tendre l’oreille"
        },
        {
          "word": "tirer les oreilles"
        },
        {
          "word": "tomber dans l’oreille d’un sourd"
        },
        {
          "word": "ventre affamé n’a point d’oreilles"
        }
      ],
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        "ear"
      ],
      "id": "en-oreille-fr-noun-PGo2tkD8",
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        [
          "ear",
          "ear"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "auriculaire"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "esgourde"
        },
        {
          "word": "feuille"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔ.ʁɛj/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-oreille.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b8/Fr-oreille.ogg/Fr-oreille.ogg.mp3",
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛj"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oreille"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "à l’oreille"
    },
    {
      "word": "avoir les oreilles qui sifflent"
    },
    {
      "word": "bouche à oreille"
    },
    {
      "word": "boucle d’oreille"
    },
    {
      "word": "chien hargneux a toujours l’oreille déchirée"
    },
    {
      "word": "dormir sur ses deux oreilles"
    },
    {
      "word": "dresser l’oreille"
    },
    {
      "word": "dur d’oreille"
    },
    {
      "word": "faire la sourde oreille"
    },
    {
      "word": "les murs ont des oreilles"
    },
    {
      "word": "l’entendre de cette oreille"
    },
    {
      "word": "mettre la puce à l’oreille"
    },
    {
      "word": "ne pas en croire ses oreilles"
    },
    {
      "word": "n’écouter que d’une oreille"
    },
    {
      "word": "oreille absolue"
    },
    {
      "word": "oreille de crisse"
    },
    {
      "word": "oreille de mer"
    },
    {
      "word": "oreille d’ours"
    },
    {
      "word": "oreille externe"
    },
    {
      "word": "oreille interne"
    },
    {
      "word": "oreille moyenne"
    },
    {
      "word": "oreille relative"
    },
    {
      "word": "oreiller"
    },
    {
      "word": "oreillette"
    },
    {
      "word": "rebattre les oreilles"
    },
    {
      "word": "rentrer par une oreille et ressortir par l’autre"
    },
    {
      "word": "sourire jusqu’aux oreilles"
    },
    {
      "word": "tendre l’oreille"
    },
    {
      "word": "tirer les oreilles"
    },
    {
      "word": "tomber dans l’oreille d’un sourd"
    },
    {
      "word": "ventre affamé n’a point d’oreilles"
    }
  ],
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      "text": "Mauritian Creole: zorey"
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    },
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      "text": "French: zoreille, zorey"
    },
    {
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        }
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    },
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      "text": "Seychellois Creole: zorey"
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      "depth": 1,
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      "expansion": "Middle French oreille",
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      "args": {
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        "3": "*h₂ṓws"
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca,gl",
        "2": "orella"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan and Galician orella",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "orelha"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese orelha",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "orecchio"
      },
      "expansion": "Italian orecchio",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc",
        "2": "aurelha"
      },
      "expansion": "Occitan aurelha",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ro",
        "2": "ureche"
      },
      "expansion": "Romanian ureche",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "oreja"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish oreja",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle French oreille, from Old French oreille, from Vulgar Latin oricla, from Latin auricula, diminutive of auris, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws. Cognate with Catalan and Galician orella; Portuguese orelha; Italian orecchio; Occitan aurelha; Romanian ureche; and Spanish oreja. Compare zoreille, zorey.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "oreille f (plural oreilles)",
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "auriculaire"
    }
  ],
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        "French terms derived from Middle French",
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        "French terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
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        "French terms inherited from Middle French",
        "French terms inherited from Old French",
        "French terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
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        "Rhymes:French/ɛj",
        "Rhymes:French/ɛj/2 syllables",
        "fr:Face"
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      "glosses": [
        "ear"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ear",
          "ear"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔ.ʁɛj/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-oreille.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b8/Fr-oreille.ogg/Fr-oreille.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Fr-oreille.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛj"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "esgourde"
    },
    {
      "word": "feuille"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oreille"
}

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