âme damnée

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English

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Latin anima
    Old French ame
    Middle French ame
    French âme
    French damnée
    English âme damnée

    Borrowed from French âme damnée (literally “damned soul”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    âme damnée (plural âmes damnées)

    1. Someone who is utterly devoted to another and willing to carry out difficult or disagreeable tasks for them; a simp.

    References

    1. ^ “âme damnée, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

    French

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /am da.ne/ ~ /ɑm da.ne/
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      Noun

      âme damnée f (plural âmes damnées)

      1. a henchman, a minion, a pawn, a tool, a cat's-paw, a person completely devoted to another and willing to do everything at his bidding, to do his dirty work

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