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/a.bʁy.ti/
Translation
idiot, moron (colloquial insult); also dazed, stupefied
Word origin
Past participle of abrutir ('to stupefy, to dull the wits'), built on brute, from Latin brutus ('heavy, dull, unreasoning'). The insult therefore means something like 'reduced to a brute'. English 'brute' and 'brutal' come from the same Latin adjective.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- brutus
- English cognates
- brute, brutal, brutish
Grammar
Examples
, j' parapluie.
What an idiot I am, I have forgotten my umbrella again.
familière, au .
The word abruti is a colloquial insult, best avoided at work.
l', .
Do not act like an idiot, put your helmet on.
' ', .
He called me a moron, then he hung up.
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I felt completely dazed after eight hours on the train.
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