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peu

peu

See also: pe'u

Catalan

Noun

peu m (plural peus)

  1. (anatomy) foot

French

Etymology

From Old French poi, from Latin paucus, from Proto-Italic *paukus, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European *peh₂w- (few”, “little). Compare Catalan poc, Italian poco, Portuguese Portuguese pouco, Spanish Spanish poco.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pø/
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Adverb

peu

  1. not very; little; not much
    Il est peu intelligent - He is not very bright.

Noun

peu m (uncountable)

  1. few
    Peu de gens sont d’accord - Few people agree
  2. little
    un peu - a little
    Je te donne le peu d’argent que j’ai - I’ll give you the little money I have
    Je n’aime pas beaucoup ce café mais j’en ai bu un peu - I don’t like this coffee very much but I drank a little of it or I don’t like this coffee very much but I drank some of it

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Walloon

Etymology

From Old French peor, from Latin pavor, pavōrem (fear, fright).

Noun

peu f (plural peus)

  1. fear

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