"vénal" meaning in French

See vénal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ve.nal/ Audio: Fr-Paris--vénal.ogg Forms: vénale [feminine], vénaux [masculine, plural], vénales [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin vēnālis (“for sale”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|vēnālis||for sale}} Borrowed from Latin vēnālis (“for sale”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} vénal (feminine vénale, masculine plural vénaux, feminine plural vénales)
  1. (of a person, derogatory) available for a price; venal Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Corruption Related terms: vendu, véreux
    Sense id: en-vénal-fr-adj-tWt9vDMC Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for vénal meaning in French (1.7kB)

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