gré
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French, from Latin grātum, from grātus (“agreeable”). Compare Spanish and Portuguese grado.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁe/
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Noun
gré m (plural grés)
- (obsolete) satisfaction, pleasure
- will; liking
- Je l’ai fait contre le gré de sa maman.
- I did it against her mother's will.
- Il a marché à son gré.
- He went as he pleased.
Derived terms
- à ton gré, à votre gré
- au gré de
- bon gré mal gré
- de bon gré
- de gré à gré
- de gré ou de force
- de plein gré
- en gré
- malgré
- savoir gré
Further reading
- “gré”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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