ferme

Meaning

firm

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɛʁm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French ferme, from Old French ferm, ferme (“solid”), from Latin firmus (“solid, secure”), from Proto-Italic *fermos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”).

New

fermer

to shut
to close
to close
to do up (of clothing)
to switch off, to turn off (of a device or an appliance)
to shut down, to discontinue, to axe (of a service)
to bind off (of stitches in knitting)
to harden (of someone's face)
to put someone off something, to turn someone off something
to mark the border of

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Sentences

Le château
🏰

fut construit au à

l'emplacement d'une ancienne ferme .

The castle was built in the 16th century on the site of an old farm.

Arrivé à la porte
🚪

d'une ferme voisine , Marcof s'arrêta.

Arriving at the door of a nearby farm, Marcof stopped.

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