à jeun

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French, from Latin jejūnus, ieiūnus.

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

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à jeun

  1. on an empty stomach
    être à jeunto have had nothing to eat or drink

Usage notes

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  • Used both adjectivally and adverbially.
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Further reading

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French à jeun.

Adverb

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à jeun

  1. (literary) on an empty stomach
    Synonyms: pe stomacul gol, pe nemâncate