Masculine
esprit
- (masculine) immaterial or incorporeal substance
- (masculine) disembodied mind
- (masculine) mind (in the wide sense)
- (masculine) mind (as principle of thought)
- (masculine) specific mind aptitude
- (masculine) high mind aptitude
- (masculine) deep intention, sense, or purpose (of a text, action, attitude...); philosophy (in figurative sense)
- (masculine, metonymically) human being, as possessing abilities of mind
- (archaic, masculine) volatile fluid, especially alcohol
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛs.pʁi/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French esperit, from Old French, borrowed from Latin spiritus through Ecclesiastical Latin and Christian religious texts.
will-power
analytical mind
creative thinker
disembodied spirit
pouvoir de volonté
objectif principal
objet premier
doppelgänger
fantome
manière d’envisager
démarche axée sur...
soufle
esprit d’un défunt
état moral
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