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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French erection, borrowed from Latin ērectiōnem.
Pronunciation
Noun
érection f (plural érections)
- erection (of a building, a monument)
- (by extension) start (of a process)
- (physiology) erection
- en érection ― erect (literally, “in erection”)
- avoir une érection ― to have an erection
- donner une érection à quelqu’un ― to give an erection to someone
- provoquer une érection chez quelqu’un ― to trigger an erection in someone
- trouble de l’érection ― erectile dysfunction (literally, “trouble of the erection”)
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