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English
Adjective
sinistre (comparative more sinistre, superlative most sinistre)
- Obsolete form of sinister.
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sinister.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sinistre (feminine sinistra, masculine and feminine plural sinistres)
- left (the opposite of right)
- Synonym: esquerre
- Antonyms: dret, destre
- sinister (inauspicious, ominous, unlucky)
Derived terms
Noun
sinistre m (plural sinistres)
- disaster, accident
Further reading
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sinister, whence also French senestre, an inherited doublet.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sinistre (plural sinistres)
- scary
- sinister, ominous
Noun
sinistre m (plural sinistres)
- accident, incident
- disaster
Further reading
Anagrams
Italian
Noun
sinistre f
- plural of sinistra
Anagrams
Romanian
Pronunciation
Adjective
sinistre
- nominative/accusative feminine/neuter plural of sinistru