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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French yvre, inherited from Latin ēbrius.
Pronunciation
Adjective
ivre (plural ivres)
- drunk, inebriated (by alcohol)
- Synonyms: saoul, (colloquial) parti, picolé, bourré, beurré
- (figurative) drunk, intoxicated, overwhelmed
- ivre de bonheur ― drunk with happiness
- ivre de malheur ― drunk with grief
- ivre d’amour ― drunk with love
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Norman
Etymology
Inherited from Old French yvre, from Latin ēbrius.
Adjective
ivre m or f
- (Jersey) drunk
- Synonyms: bédé-ouinne, blindé, bragi, bringuesingue, chonmé, en bouaisson, envitoué, gâté d'béthe, gris, souîn, soûl
Derived terms
Old Occitan
Etymology
From Latin ēbrius.
Adjective
ivre
- drunk
c. 1110, Guilhèm de Peitieus, Canso:E no m’en tengatz per yvre / S’ieu ma bona dompna am [...].- And she doesn't take me for drunk if I love my good lady.