vrai

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French verai, from Early Medieval Latin vērāgus, from Latin vērāx.

Pronunciation

Adjective

vrai (feminine vraie, masculine plural vrais, feminine plural vraies)

  1. true
    C'est vrai? ― Really?
    Est-il vrai que vous ayez dit qu'il a besoin de notre aide ?
    Is it true that you said he needs our help?
    Il est vrai que l'on a dit cela.
    It is true that we said that.
    Il n'est pas vrai que l'on ait dit cela.
    It is not true that we said that.
  2. real, proper
    Synonyms: réel, authentique
    Antonym: faux
  3. honest, sincere, truthful
    Synonyms: honnête, sincère
    • 2012 (August 7), Manon Massé, quoted in: Judith Lussier, "Manon Massé : par-delà la moustache," Urbania:
      On a attaché beaucoup d’importance à définir ce qu’est un vrai homme ou une vraie femme, j’ai hâte qu’on s’attarde à ce qu’est une femme vraie et un homme vrai.
      So much importance has been placed on defining what makes someone a real man or a real woman; I'm looking forward to when we turn our attention to what makes a woman or a man true.

Noun

vrai m (plural vrais)

  1. truth

Adverb

vrai

  1. true; truly
    Raconter vrai
    to retell truly, without errors

Derived terms

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old French verai, from Early Medieval Latin vērāgus, from Latin vērāx.

Adjective

vrai m

  1. (Jersey, Guernsey) true

Etymology 2

From a Germanic source; compare English wrack, Dutch wrak, German Wrack.

Noun

vrai m (uncountable)

  1. (Jersey) seaweed, vraic, wrack
Alternative forms
Synonyms
  • estrandes
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