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==French== |
==French== |
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===Etymology=== |
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From {{der|fr|fro|aisié|t=eased}}, past participle of {{m|fro|aisier|t=to put at ease}}. More at {{m|en|easy}}. |
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===Pronunciation=== |
===Pronunciation=== |
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# [[easy]] to do, with [[ease]], [[simple]], [[effortless]] |
# [[easy]] to do, with [[ease]], [[simple]], [[effortless]] |
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#: {{ux|fr|Il est '''aisé''' de participer.|It is '''easy''' to take part.}} |
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#: {{ux|fr|Une lettre qui n’est pas '''aisée''' à lire.|A letter which is not '''easy''' to read.}} |
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# [[wealthy]], with no money problems, [[affluent]], [[prosperous]], on [[easy street]], [[in easy circumstances]] |
# [[wealthy]], with no money problems, [[affluent]], [[prosperous]], on [[easy street]], [[in easy circumstances]] |
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#: {{ux|fr|Dans ce quartier ne vivent que des familles '''aisées'''.|Only '''wealthy''' families live in this area.}} |
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# [[smooth]], [[fluid]] |
# [[smooth]], [[fluid]] (about a [[movement]] or a [[conversation]]) |
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# {{lb|fr|obsolete |
# {{lb|fr|obsolete|of clothes or shoes}} [[loose]], [[big]] |
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#: {{ux|fr|Ces souliers sont trop '''aisés''': ils sont trop larges et ne serrent pas assez le pied.|These shoes are too '''big''': they're too wide and not tight enough around the foot.}} |
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====Derived terms==== |
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* {{l|fr|la critique est aisée mais l’art est difficile}} |
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===Further reading=== |
===Further reading=== |
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* {{R:TLFi}} |
* {{R:fr:TLFi}} |
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===Anagrams=== |
===Anagrams=== |
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Latest revision as of 21:20, 13 July 2024
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French aisié (“eased”), past participle of aisier (“to put at ease”). More at easy.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]aisé (feminine aisée, masculine plural aisés, feminine plural aisées)
- easy to do, with ease, simple, effortless
- Il est aisé de participer.
- It is easy to take part.
- Une lettre qui n’est pas aisée à lire.
- A letter which is not easy to read.
- wealthy, with no money problems, affluent, prosperous, on easy street, in easy circumstances
- Dans ce quartier ne vivent que des familles aisées.
- Only wealthy families live in this area.
- smooth, fluid (about a movement or a conversation)
- (obsolete, of clothes or shoes) loose, big
- Ces souliers sont trop aisés: ils sont trop larges et ne serrent pas assez le pied.
- These shoes are too big: they're too wide and not tight enough around the foot.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “aisé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.