lafolie
feminine
/fɔ.li/
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Translation
madness, insanity; folly
Word origin
From fol, an old form of fou ('mad'), from Latin follis ('bellows, windbag'), used figuratively for an empty-headed person. The same root gives English 'fool' and 'folly'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- follis
- English cognates
- fool, folly
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralfolies
Examples
, c' .
Driving so fast in the rain is madness.
l' .
He has loved her madly since the first day.
.
Buying that car would be sheer folly.
l' plongé .
The illness gradually drove him into madness.
, .
For his birthday, we splashed out.
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