vrai

Etymology

From Old French verai, from the Vulgar Latin *vērācus, from Latin vērāx, from vērus (“true, real”), from Proto-Italic *wēros, from a Proto-Indo-European *weh₁-ros, from *weh₁- (“true”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vʁɛ/

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Adjective

vrai (feminine singular vraie, masculine plural vrais, feminine plural vraies)

1. true

   C'est vrai? ― Really?

2. real

   Synonyms: réel, authentique

   Antonym: faux

Noun

vrai m (plural vrais)

1. truth

Adverb

vrai

1. true; truly

   Raconter vrai

   to retell truly, without errors

Further reading

• “vrai” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• ravi, riva, vair, vira

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

From Old French verai, from Vulgar Latin *vērācus, from Latin vērāx, from vērus (“true, real”).

Etymology 2

From a Germanic source; compare English wrack, Dutch wrak, German Wrack.