contrainte

French

Etymology

From the feminine of contraint; Middle French constrainte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.tʁɛ̃t/

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Noun

contrainte f (plural contraintes)

1. constraint
2. requirement, demand
3. (physics) stress

Verb

contrainte

1. third-person singular present indicative of contraindre

Related terms

• contraindre

Participle

contrainte f sg

1. feminine singular of contraint

Further reading

• “contrainte”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• contraient

Middle French

Alternative forms

• constrainte

Etymology

From the feminine of contraint, constraint.

Noun

contrainte f (plural contraintes)

1. constraint

References

• Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IX^e au XV^e siècle (1881) (contrainte, supplement)