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vent.

wind

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/vɑ̃/France/vã/Canada

  1. wind

    masculine
    moulin à vent
    petite pluie abat grand vent

  2. flatulence

    euphemistic · masculine

  3. empty words, hot air

    masculine · uncountable
    Toutes ces promesses, c'est du vent.

  4. wind instrument

    countable · in-plural · masculine · slang
    se prendre un vent
    mettre un vent à quelqu'un, faire un vent à quelqu'un, foutre un vent à quelqu'un
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle French vent, from Old French vent, from Latin ventus, from Proto-Italic *wentos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wéh₁n̥ts < *h₂weh₁- (“to blow”).

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