prés

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁe/
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Noun

prés m

  1. plural of pré

Adjective

prés (invariable)

  1. the color of meadow green

Further reading

Anagrams

Middle French

Alternative forms

  • pres (manuscript form or alternative normalized form)
  • prez

Preposition

prés

  1. near; close

Old French

Alternative forms

  • pres (manuscript form or alternative normalized form)

Preposition

prés

  1. near; close

Usage notes

  • often used in the form prés de (near to; close to) both in the sense of distance and of time
    Se alchuns est prés de mort
    If someone is close to death

Descendants

  • French: près