vitre

See also: Vitré and vitré

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vitrum. Doublet of verre. Compare Spanish vidrio and Catalan vidre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vitʁ/

• Audio:

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Noun

vitre f (plural vitres)

1. pane of glass, window pane

   poser des vitres à une fenêtre ― to put glass in a window

2. window (of a vehicle)

   Remonte ta vitre, il y a trop de vent.

   Put your window up; it's too windy.

3. (Canada) glass (substance)

Synonyms

• carreau (de fenêtre)
• (Canada) verre

Derived terms

Derived terms

• lève-vitre
• vitrage
• vitrail
• vitrer
• vitrier
• vitrine

Related terms

• verre
• vitreux
• vitrifier

Verb

vitre

1. inflection of vitrer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• revit, revît
• vêtir

Norman

Etymology

From Latin vitrum.

Noun

vitre m (plural vitres)

1. (Jersey) pane

Synonyms

• ôsaine