"zéro" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ze.ʁo/ Audio: Fr-zéro.ogg Forms: zéros [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian zero, alteration of zefiro, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic صفر. Doublet of chiffre. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|it|zero|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian zero, {{bor+|fr|it|zero}} Borrowed from Italian zero, {{m|it|zefiro}} zefiro, {{der|fr|ML.|zephirum}} Medieval Latin zephirum, {{der|fr|ar|صفر}} Arabic صفر, {{doublet|fr|chiffre}} Doublet of chiffre Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} zéro m (plural zéros)
  1. zero, nought, oh (in reading numbers) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): French cardinal numbers
    Sense id: en-zéro-fr-noun-3fXZAql6 Disambiguation of French cardinal numbers: 45 41 7 7 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 35 34 25 6
  2. (value) zero, nought Tags: masculine Categories (topical): French cardinal numbers
    Sense id: en-zéro-fr-noun-RZkMYrp2 Disambiguation of French cardinal numbers: 45 41 7 7 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 35 34 25 6
  3. (colloquial) a zero, a person of very poor value Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-zéro-fr-noun-FkOv0ips Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 35 34 25 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: article zéro, avoir le moral à zéro, boule à zéro, degré zéro, reprendre à zéro, tolérance zéro, zéro absolu, zéro pointé

Numeral

IPA: /ze.ʁo/ Audio: Fr-zéro.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian zero, alteration of zefiro, from Medieval Latin zephirum, from Arabic صفر. Doublet of chiffre. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fr|it|zero|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Italian zero, {{bor+|fr|it|zero}} Borrowed from Italian zero, {{m|it|zefiro}} zefiro, {{der|fr|ML.|zephirum}} Medieval Latin zephirum, {{der|fr|ar|صفر}} Arabic صفر, {{doublet|fr|chiffre}} Doublet of chiffre
  1. zero Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-zéro-fr-num--RlOc~np

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for zéro meaning in French (5.2kB)

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