ouvrir
- (transitive) to open
- (transitive) to begin, to initiate
- (reflexive) to open (of a door or a flower)
- (reflexive) to open, to begin
- to turn on, to switch on, to put on (of a device or an appliance)
- to open it or the door, to answer it or the door, to get it
- (reflexive) to cut something open, to gash something (of a part of one's body)
- (reflexive) to open onto, to lead into (+ sur)
- (intransitive) to open onto, to overlook, to look onto (of a door or a window) (+ sur)
- (reflexive) to open up to, to be open to, to be exposed to, to get a feel for (+ à)
- (reflexive) to open up to, to confide in (+ à)
- to make, to create, to open up (e.g., a path)
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/u.vʁiʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French ouvrir, from Old French ovrir, obrir, from Vulgar Latin *operīre, alteration of Classical Latin aperīre (“to open”), perhaps under the influence of cooperīre (“to cover”) (whence couvrir). Cognate with Italian aprire; Portuguese and Spanish abrir; Catalan obrir.
Related words
pop open
s’ouvrir
ouvrir tout grand
se confier
être ouvert
parler franchement
ouvrir en grand
ouvrir bouche
désceller
abrir
abrir
öffnen
openen
açmak
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