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effort.

effort

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/e.fɔʁ/

  1. effort

    masculine
    Ils n'ont pas fait le moindre effort pour être polis avec lui.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French, from Old French esfort, from esforcier; morphologically, deverbal from efforcer. Compare Spanish esfuerzo, Catalan esforç, Portuguese esforço, Italian sforzo.

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