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pire

Pronunciation: /piʁ/

“pire” is a French word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. bad; harmful, serious

noun

  1. the worst

In French

  1. . Plus mauvais, plus défectueux, plus nuisible.
  2. S’emploie aussi comme superlatif, et alors il est toujours précédé de l’article.
  3. Il s’emploie aussi comme nom masculin et désigne ce qui est de plus mauvais.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French pire, from Old French pire, from Latin peior, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-yōs (“to the ground, downward”). Related to pis.

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