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tutoyer.

to thou (to address (someone) using the informal second-person pronoun tu rather than the formal vous)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

verb/ty.twa.je/
  1. to thou (to address (someone) using the informal second-person pronoun tu rather than the formal vous)

    transitive
  2. to be familiar with, to be close to something

    colloquial
    Tutoyer la mort.
Where this word comes from

From tu + -oyer with euphonic t; compare the Icelandic þúa, German duzen and English thou. Cognate with Portuguese tutear, Spanish tutear and Romanian tutui.

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