grève
See also: greve, Greve, and grevé
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡʁɛv/
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Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *grava (attested in Mediaeval Latin), of pre-Latin origin, possibly Gaulish *grawa, from Proto-Celtic *grāwā.
Noun
grève f (plural grèves)
- bank (of a river); shore, strand
- Synonym: rive
Etymology 2
Named after Place de Grève on the banks of the Seine in Paris (now Place de l'Hôtel de Ville), where unemployed workers would gather. Place de Grève means “flat area covered with gravel or sand” (see Etymology 1 above).
Noun
grève f (plural grèves)
- strike (cessation of work)
- En raison de la grève, il nous faudra prendre le train.
- Because of the strike, we will need to take the train.
Derived terms
- briseur de grève
- briseuse de grève
- faire grève
- faire la grève
- grève de la faim
- grève du sexe
- grève générale
- grève sauvage
- gréviste
Descendants
- → Romanian: grevă
- → Turkish: grev
See also
- mouvement social
Noun
grève f (plural grèves)
- greave
Further reading
- “grève”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- verge, vergé
Norman
Alternative forms
- grev (Sark)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *grava (attested in Medieval Latin; compare French grève), of pre-Latin origin.
Pronunciation
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Noun
grève f (plural grèves)
- (France, Jersey) beach
Derived terms
- alouette dé grève f (“rock pipit”)
- bécachinne dé grève f (“knot”)
- couotheux d'grève m (“sanderling”)
- hèrbette dé grève f (“redshank; dunlin”)