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chaloir.

to matter (to), to be of import (for)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/ʃa.lwaʁ/
  1. to matter (to), to be of import (for)

    defective · impersonal · literary
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French chaloir, from Old French chaloir, from earlier chaleir, from Latin calēre (“to heat”), from Proto-Italic *kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱelh₁-. Compare Occitan caler, Catalan caldre (“to be necessary”), Italian calere.

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