à jeun

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French, from Latin jejūnus, ieiūnus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a ʒœ̃/
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Prepositional phrase

à jeun

  1. on an empty stomach
    être à jeunto have had nothing to eat or drink

Usage notes

  • Used both adjectivally and adverbially.

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French à jeun.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈjøn/
  • Rhymes: -øn
  • Hyphenation: à jeun

Adverb

à jeun

  1. (literary) on an empty stomach
    Synonyms: pe stomacul gol, pe nemâncate

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