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agacer

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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French aacier, from Vulgar Latin *adacidare, from Latin acidare, influenced by Old French agu (needle) (modern aigu).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.ɡa.se/
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Verb

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agacer

  1. to irritate
    Synonyms: casser les pieds, énerver, ennuyer, enquiquiner, emmerder, faire chier, importuner
  2. to tease

Conjugation

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This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Descendants

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  • German: agacieren

References

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  1. ^ Etymology and history of agacer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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