ainsi

Meaning

in this way, thus

Concepts

thus

so

like this

such

like that

thereby

hence

that way

this way

as well as

seeming

so much

that

thence

therefore

thusly

together

way

in concert

in that manner

in that way

accordingly

exempli gratia

as

as such

consequently

ergo

for example

for instance

in this way

likewise

really

Synonyms

comme ça

tellement

donc

comme ceci

comme cela

comme

alors

par conséquent

de cette façon

de cette manière

si

tel

ici

ensemble

aussi

de ce fait

de la sorte

par là

de cette facon

par ex.

p. ex.

d'où

oui

par exemple

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɛ̃.si/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French: ainsi

Inherited from Old French: ensi

Cognate with Old French: ains

Cognate with Catalan: així

Cognate with Italian: così

Cognate with Portuguese: assim

Cognate with Romanian: așa

Cognate with Spanish: así

In summary

Inherited from Middle French ainsi, from Old French ensi, ainsins, probably from Latin ad (“to”) + in (“in”) + sīc (“thus”). Alternatively, from Old French ains + si, but this is less likely, especially for the forms beginning with en-. Compare Catalan així, Italian così, Portuguese assim, Romanian așa, Spanish así.

Sentences

Ainsi , ce système fonctionne en théorie , mais pas en pratique .

Thus, this system works in theory, but not in practice.

Ainsi , le sens de la vie humaine serait la création .

Thus, the meaning of human life would be creation.

La prière est ainsi adressée à Dieu seul , au nom de Jésus .

Prayer is thus addressed to God alone, in the name of Jesus.

Le club décroche ainsi la première participation de la ville en Ligue des Champions .

The club thus won the city's first participation in the Champions League.

Le moment dynamique forme ainsi un champ de vecteur .

The dynamic moment thus forms a vector field.

Ainsi il put informer les habitants de Champagney du sort réservé aux esclaves .

Thus he was able to inform the inhabitants of Champagney of the fate reserved for slaves.

Ainsi , le savoir-faire se transmet-il de génération en génération .

Thus, know-how is transmitted from generation to generation.

Ils demeuraient ainsi , à genoux , ensemble , sur le prie-dieu.

They thus remained on their knees, together, on the prie-dieu.