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adonner
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *addonāre.
Pronunciation
Verb
adonner
- (pronominal) to devote oneself
- 1837 Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manchefr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:
- Or, il faut savoir que cet hidalgo, dans les moments où il restait oisif, c’est-à-dire à peu près toute l’année, s’adonnait à lire des livres de chevalerie....
- Yet, it must be known that this hidalgo, in the moments where he remained idle, that is to say just about the whole year, devoted himself to reading books of chivalry....
- 1837 Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manchefr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:
- (Louisiana) to get along well, be compatible
- (Louisiana) to get used to
- (North America) to happen, come to pass (by chance), to happen (by coincidence)
- (sailing) (of the wind) to blow in a favorable direction, allowing the sails to luff
Conjugation
Conjugation of s'adonner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
Related terms
Further reading
- “adonner”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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