ouvrir

Signification

to open
to begin, to initiate
to open (of a door or a flower)
to open, to begin
to turn on, to switch on, to put on (of a device or an appliance)
to open it or the door, to answer it or the door, to get it
to cut something open, to gash something (of a part of one's body)
to open onto, to lead into (+ sur)
to open onto, to overlook, to look onto (of a door or a window) (+ sur)
to open up to, to be open to, to be exposed to, to get a feel for (+ à)
to open up to, to confide in (+ à)
to make, to create, to open up (e.g., a path)

Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/u.vʁiʁ/

Étymologie

Inherited from Middle French ouvrir, from Old French ovrir, obrir, from Vulgar Latin *operīre, alteration of Classical Latin aperīre (“to open”), perhaps under the influence of cooperīre (“to cover”) (whence couvrir). Cognate with Italian aprire; Portuguese and Spanish abrir; Catalan obrir.