effet
See also: êffet
English
Noun
effet (plural effets)
- Alternative form of eft (“a newt”)
- 1858, John George Wood, The common objects of the country (page 51)
- He had been cutting grass in the churchyard, and an effet ran at him, and bit him on the thumb.
- 1858, John George Wood, The common objects of the country (page 51)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for effet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
French
Etymology
From Old French effect, from Latin effectus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.fɛ/
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Noun
effet m (plural effets)
- effect
- (ball sports) spin, bend, curl
Derived terms
- à cet effet
- du plus bel effet
- effectif
- effectuer
- effet bœuf
- effet boule de neige
- effet de manche
- effet de serre
- effet de seuil
- effet de souffle
- effet domino
- effet Matilda
- effet papillon
- effet personnel
- effet secondaire
- effet spécial
- en effet
- faire de l'effet
- faire effet
- prendre effet
Further reading
- “effet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.