brook

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

1. To bear; endure; support; put up with; tolerate.
2. To enjoy the use of; make use of; profit by; to use, enjoy, possess, or hold.
3. (obsolete) To earn; deserve.

Noun

1. A body of running water smaller than a river; a small stream.
2. A water meadow.
3. Low, marshy ground.

Concepts

ruisseau

fleuve

rivière

tolérer

supporter

endurer

fosse

ru

ruisselet

crique

précipice

ravin

accomplir

atteindre

continuer

demeurer

observer

porter

prêter

respecter

rester

souffrir

soutenir

subir

baie

fr

rigole

petit cours d’eau

riviere

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/bɹʊk/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English brouken (“to use, enjoy”), from Old English brūcan (“to enjoy, brook, use, possess, partake of, spend”), from Proto-West Germanic *brūkan, from Proto-Germanic *brūkaną (“to enjoy, use”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHg- (“to enjoy”).
Cognate with Saterland Frisian bruke (“to need”), Dutch bruiken (“to use”), German Low German bruken (“to need”), German brauchen (“to need”), Swedish bruka (“to use”), Icelandic brúka (“to use”).