Masculin

esprit

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (masculine) immaterial or incorporeal substance
  2. (masculine) disembodied mind
  3. (masculine) mind (in the wide sense)
  4. (masculine) mind (as principle of thought)
  5. (masculine) specific mind aptitude
  6. (masculine) high mind aptitude
  7. (masculine) deep intention, sense, or purpose (of a text, action, attitude...); philosophy (in figurative sense)
  8. (masculine, metonymically) human being, as possessing abilities of mind
  9. (archaic, masculine) volatile fluid, especially alcohol

Fréquence

A2
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ɛs.pʁi/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

Inherited from Middle French esperit, from Old French, borrowed from Latin spiritus through Ecclesiastical Latin and Christian religious texts.

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