"vent" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /vɑ̃/ Audio: Fr-vent.ogg Forms: vents [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑ̃ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French vent, from Old French vent, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic *wentos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts < *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|vent|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French vent, {{inh+|fr|frm|vent}} Inherited from Middle French vent, {{inh|fr|fro|vent}} Old French vent, {{inh|fr|la|ventus}} Latin ventus, {{inh|fr|itc-pro|*wentos}} Proto-Italic *wentos, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*h₂wéh₁n̥ts}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts, {{m|ine-pro|*h₂weh₁-|t=to blow}} *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} vent m (plural vents)
  1. wind Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-vent-fr-noun-m1jmgUWn Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  2. (euphemistic) flatulence Tags: euphemistic, masculine Synonyms: pet [gender-neutral]
    Sense id: en-vent-fr-noun-kjhX4zfa Categories (other): French euphemisms
  3. (uncountable) empty words, hot air Tags: masculine, uncountable Synonyms: paroles en l'air
    Sense id: en-vent-fr-noun-~Xars5MJ
  4. (slang)
    (countable, chiefly in the plural) wind instrument
    Tags: countable, in-plural, masculine, slang Synonyms: instrument à vent
    Sense id: en-vent-fr-noun-ya7N3jjh Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 2 38 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à tout vent, aller dans le sens du vent, avoir le vent en poupe, avoir vent, bon vent, comme le vent, contre vents et marées, dans le vent, du vent, en coup de vent, faire du vent, instrument à vent, le nez au vent, rapide comme le vent, sentir le vent, sous le vent, vent debout, vent dominant, vent interstellaire, vent stellaire, vent travers, voir venir le vent Related terms: éventer, instrument à vent, moulin à vent, vent arrière, vent solaire, venter, venteux, ventilateur, ventôse, vents contraires, air, courant

Inflected forms

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