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French
Etymology
From étourdir.
Pronunciation
Noun
étourdi m (plural étourdis)
- scatterbrain, absent-minded individual
Participle
étourdi (feminine étourdie, masculine plural étourdis, feminine plural étourdies)
- past participle of étourdir
Adjective
étourdi (feminine étourdie, masculine plural étourdis, feminine plural étourdies)
- stunned
- dizzy, giddy
1969, “Les Champs-Élysées”, Pierre Delanoë (lyrics), Michael Wilshaw (music), performed by Joe Dassin:Hier soir deux inconnus et ce matin sur l’avenue / Deux amoureux tout étourdis par la longue nuit- Last night, two strangers, and this morning on the avenue / Two lovers all giddy from the long night
- scatterbrained, distracted
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