dresser.
to raise, to erect, to build
Meaning & usage
to raise, to erect, to build
to raise, to lift, to elevate
to prepare; to draw up
to pitch (a tent)
to set, to lay out
Est-ce qu'il a dressé la table?
to tame (lion etc), to break in (horse), to train (an animal)
to stand
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dīs- Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós Proto-Italic *rektos Latin rēctus Latin dīrēctus Proto-Indo-European *-yetider. Latin -iāre Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre Old French drecier French dresser Inherited from Old French drecer, drecier, from Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre (through a contracted form *drēctiāre), from Latin dīrēctus (“straight”), whence the adjective direct. Compare Catalan dreçar, Italian drizzare, Sicilian addizzari, Spanish aderezar, Norman dréchi, Friulian dreçâ.
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