le
masculine
tɔʁ
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Translation
wrong; fault
Word origin
From Latin tortus ('twisted, wrong'), the past participle of torquere ('to twist'). The idea of something twisted away from the straight gave the senses of wrong and harm. The same root gives English tort, torture, torsion and contort.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- tortus
- English cognates
- tort, torture, torsion, contort
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraltorts
Examples
' .
You are wrong to worry about that.
.
He was wrong to leave so early.
.
The blame is shared in this matter.
l' .
You are wrong not to listen to him when he speaks.
conducteur .
The judge ruled the driver to be at fault.
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