précaire
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin precārius. Doublet of prière.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /pʁe.kɛʁ/
Audio: (file) Audio (Switzerland): (file)
Adjective
[edit]précaire (plural précaires)
- precarious
- Je vis dans des conditions précaires.
- I live in precarious conditions.
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → German: prekär
Further reading
[edit]- “précaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.