moratoire

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin morātōrium, nominalised neuter of morātōrius, from moror (“to delay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.ʁa.twaʁ/

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Noun

moratoire m (plural moratoires)

1. moratorium (suspension of an ongoing activity)

Further reading

• “moratoire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.