Luxembourgish

Noun

Droit m ‎(uncountable)

1. law

French

Noun

droit m ‎(plural droits)

1. right (entitlement)

   J'ai le droit de dormir.

   I have the right to sleep

2. law (study of law)

   Il est étudiant en droit.

   He is a law student

3. (geometry) right angle

   Un angle de trois droits.

   An angle of 270 degrees.

Antonyms

• (right): interdiction (forbidding)
• (law): non-droit (not in law)

Derived terms

Adjective

droit m ‎(feminine singular droite, masculine plural droits, feminine plural droites)

1. right (on the right-hand side)

   Donne-moi ta main droite.

   Give me your right hand.

2. straight (not bent or crooked)

   Une rue droite.

   A straight road.

3. (geometry) right (of an angle)

Antonyms

• (right): gauche
• (straight) : courbé , tordu

Derived terms

Adverb

droit

1. straight, straight on
2. upright, straight, not bent or crooked

   Tenez votre tête droit

   Keep your head straight

Synonyms

• (upright, straight): juste

Related terms

• endroit

Middle French

Adjective

droit m ‎(feminine singular droitte, masculine plural droits, feminine plural droittes)

1. Alternative form of droict

Old French

Alternative forms

• dreit
• droict

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *drēctus, syncopated form of Latin dīrectus.

Noun

droit m ‎(oblique plural droiz or droitz, nominative singular droiz or droitz, nominative plural droit)

1. justice, right (that which is just)

Adjective

droit m ‎(oblique and nominative feminine singular droite)

1. right; correct; justified
2. right (on the right-hand side)

Declension

Descendants

• Middle French: droict, droit
  • French: droit

Adverb

droit

1. rightly; justly
2. directly

Related terms

• endroit

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see Citations:droit.