abruti
French
Etymology
From abrutir
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.bʁy.ti/
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Adjective
abruti (feminine singular abrutie, masculine plural abrutis, feminine plural abruties)
- Whose physical or mental capacities have been impaired by tiredness or another factor; dazed.
- Des vainqueurs abrutis de crime, ivres d'encens — Victor Hugo
- Pourquoi plus de la moitié des hommes est-elle abrutie par les superstitions ? — Diderot & D'Alembert
- (chiefly Europe, informal) Moronic, idiotic.
Usage notes
In Canada, terms like newfie and innocent are preferred.
Verb
abruti m (feminine singular abrutie, masculine plural abrutis, feminine plural abruties)
- past participle of abrutir
Further reading
- “abruti” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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