seuil

French

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *solium, a blend of Latin solum (“flat ground”) + solea (“flat object, sandal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sœj/

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Noun

seuil m (plural seuils)

1. threshold (of a doorway); doorstep
2. threshold, level

   au-delà d’un certain seuil ― beyond a certain threshold

3. (literary or potentially, archaic) threshold (demarcation between the limit or end of one state of being and the beginning or commencement of the next)
4. weir
5. threshold (limit or boundary)

Derived terms

• effet de seuil
• seuil de pauvreté

Further reading

• “seuil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• lieus