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imbécile

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See also: imbecile

French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin imbēcillus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.be.sil/
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Adjective

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imbécile (plural imbéciles)

  1. stupid, foolish, acting like an imbecile

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • German: imbezil
    • Polish: imbecyl
  • Turkish: embesil

Noun

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imbécile m or f (plural imbéciles)

  1. imbecile
    Me prenez-vous pour un imbécile ?
    Do you take me for an idiot?
    • 1985, “On est tous des imbéciles”, performed by Mylène Farmer:
      On est tous des imbéciles / On est bien très bien débile
      We're all idiots / We are really, really, stupid

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