colle

(Anglais)

Noun

1. (feminine) glue
2. (France, feminine) oral examination at a prépa or during the PASS
3. (broadly, feminine, figuratively) conundrum, stumper (difficult question)
4. (feminine) detention

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of coller:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of coller:

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/kɔl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Appartenant à italien: colla

Appartenant à portugais: -

Appartenant à espagnol: cola

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin colla, from Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”). Compare Italian colla, Portuguese and Spanish cola.

Synonymes

adhésif

glu

coller

agglutinant

résine

gomme

karité

se coller

glue

autocollant

ciment

cire

gencive