"vague" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /vaɡ/ Audio: Fr-vague-fr-Paris.ogg [France] Forms: vagues [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French vague, borrowed from Latin vagus (“uncertain, vague”, literally “wandering, rambling, strolling”). Possibly a doublet of gai. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|vague|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French vague, {{inh+|fr|frm|vague}} Inherited from Middle French vague, {{der|fr|la|vagus|lit=wandering, rambling, strolling|t=uncertain, vague}} Latin vagus (“uncertain, vague”, literally “wandering, rambling, strolling”), {{doublet|fr|gai|nocap=1}} doublet of gai Head templates: {{fr-adj}} vague (plural vagues)
  1. vague
    Sense id: en-vague-fr-adj-ccrAhITa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /vaɡ/ Audio: Fr-vague-fr-Paris.ogg [France] Forms: vagues [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French [Term?], from Old French vague (“movement on the surface of a liquid, ripple”), from Old Norse vágr (“sea”), from Proto-Germanic *wēgaz (“wave, storm”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to drag, carry”). Cognate with Swedish våg (“wave”), Middle Dutch waeghe, wage (“wave”), Old High German wāge (“wave”), Old English wǣg (“wave, billow, motion, flood”). More at waw, wave. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French [Term?], {{inh+|fr|frm}} Inherited from Middle French [Term?], {{inh|fr|fro|vague|t=movement on the surface of a liquid, ripple}} Old French vague (“movement on the surface of a liquid, ripple”), {{der|fr|non|vágr|t=sea}} Old Norse vágr (“sea”), {{der|fr|gem-pro|*wēgaz|t=wave, storm}} Proto-Germanic *wēgaz (“wave, storm”), {{der|fr|ine-pro|*weǵʰ-|t=to drag, carry}} Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- (“to drag, carry”), {{cog|sv|våg|t=wave}} Swedish våg (“wave”), {{cog|dum|waeghe}} Middle Dutch waeghe, {{m|dum|wage|t=wave}} wage (“wave”), {{cog|goh|wāge|t=wave}} Old High German wāge (“wave”), {{cog|ang|wǣg|t=wave, billow, motion, flood}} Old English wǣg (“wave, billow, motion, flood”), {{m|en|waw}} waw, {{m|en|wave}} wave Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} vague f (plural vagues)
  1. wave Tags: feminine Derived forms: creux de la vague, faire des vagues, nouvelle vague, vague de chaleur, vague de froid, vaguelette, vaguette
    Sense id: en-vague-fr-noun-SxJeyZp0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /vaɡ/ Audio: Fr-vague-fr-Paris.ogg [France] Forms: vagues [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French vague, borrowed from Latin vagus (“uncertain, vague”, literally “wandering, rambling, strolling”). Possibly a doublet of gai. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|vague|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French vague, {{inh+|fr|frm|vague}} Inherited from Middle French vague, {{der|fr|la|vagus|lit=wandering, rambling, strolling|t=uncertain, vague}} Latin vagus (“uncertain, vague”, literally “wandering, rambling, strolling”), {{doublet|fr|gai|nocap=1}} doublet of gai Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} vague m (plural vagues)
  1. vagueness Tags: masculine Synonyms: distrait Derived forms: terrain vague, vague à l’âme, vaguement
    Sense id: en-vague-fr-noun-YNnAfEuk Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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