aisé
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French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French aisié (“eased”), past participle of aisier (“to put at ease”). More at easy.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
aisé (feminine aisée, masculine plural aisés, feminine plural aisées)
- easy to do, with ease, simple, effortless
- Il est aisé de participer.
- It is easy to take part.
- Une lettre qui n’est pas aisée à lire.
- A letter which is not easy to read.
- wealthy, with no money problems, affluent, prosperous, on easy street, in easy circumstances
- Dans ce quartier ne vivent que des familles aisés.
- Only wealthy families live in this area.
- smooth, fluid (about a movement or a conversation)
- (obsolete, of clothes or shoes) loose, big
- Ces souliers sont trop aisés: ils sont trop larges et ne serrent pas assez le pied.
- These shoes are too big: they're too wide and not tight enough around the foot.
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “aisé”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.