abruti

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French

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Etymology

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From abrutir.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.bʁy.ti/
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Adjective

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abruti (feminine abrutie, masculine plural abrutis, feminine plural abruties)

  1. whose physical or mental capacities have been impaired by tiredness or another factor; dazed
    • Des vainqueurs abrutis de crime, ivres d’encens
      The victors, dazed by crime, drunk on incense
      (Victor Hugo, La légende des siècles, Tome 1, "La Vision d’où est sorti ce livre")
    • Pourquoi plus de la moitié des hommes est-elle abrutie par les superstitions ?
      Why are the majority of people hypnotized by superstition?
      (Diderot & D'Alembert, "Instinct")
  2. (chiefly Europe, informal) moronic, idiotic

Noun

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abruti m (plural abrutis, feminine abrutie)

  1. (chiefly Europe, informal) moron, idiot, fool
    • 1970, “J'habite en France”, in J'habite en France, performed by Michel Sardou:
      Mais la France c’est aussi un pays / Où y a quand même pas cinquante millions dabrutis
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

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In Canada, terms like newfie and innocent are preferred.

Participle

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abruti (feminine abrutie, masculine plural abrutis, feminine plural abruties)

  1. past participle of abrutir

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