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/ʁe.ak.sjɔ̃/
Translation
reaction, response
Word origin
From Medieval Latin reactio, built on re- ('back, again') and agere ('to drive, to act'). The word entered French through the language of science before it took on its everyday sense of how someone responds.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- reactio
- English cognates
- reaction, agent, act
Grammar
Examples
' surpris.
His reaction surprised me a great deal.
Quelle ?
What was your mother's reaction?
allergique.
The medicine can cause an allergic reaction.
' .
He had no reaction at all when I told him the news.
.
The audience's reactions were rather good.
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