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brinde

brinde

See also: brindé

Elfdalian

Noun

brinde m

  1. elk

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.


French

Etymology

From German bring dirs, dialectal contraction of bringe dir es (I bring it to you), probably introduced by German mercenaries in the 16th c. [1] Compare Spanish brindis, Portuguese brinde and Italian brindisi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʀɛ:d/

Noun

brinde f (plural brindes)

  1. (dated, rare) toast (a salutation while drinking alcohol)
    • 1944, A. Arnoux, Rhône, mon fleuve, p. 193
      Au dessert, après les grands carrés de gruyère et la soupe-mortier, quand on bat les briquets et allume les bouffardes, à l'heure des brindes, Zidore ne se leva pas le premier, afin de porter la sienne qui inaugurerait la série...

Derived terms

  • brinder

Descendants

References

  1. Rey, Alain. Dictionnaire Historique de la langue française. Les dictionnaires Le Robert, 2011.

Galician

Noun

brinde m (plural brindes)

  1. toast (a salutation while drinking alcohol)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From French brinde, from German bringe dir es (I bring it to you). Compare Spanish brindis and Italian brindisi.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈbɾĩ.dɯ/
  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /ˈbɾĩ.dʒi/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈbɾĩ.de/
  • (Carioca) IPA(key): /ˈbɾĩdʒ/
  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): /ˈbɾĩ.di/

Noun

brinde m (plural brindes)

  1. toast (a salutation while drinking alcohol)
  2. freebie (giveaway)

Related terms

External links

  • brinde in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Verb

brinde

  1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of brindar.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of brindar.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of brindar.