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tonner

tonner

English

Noun

tonner (plural tonners)

  1. (in combination) A vehicle or other object having a specified tonnage, or weighing a specified number of tons.

French

Etymology

From Latin tonāre, present active infinitive of tonō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- (to thunder).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ.ne/

Verb

tonner (impersonal)

  1. (meteorology, impersonal) to thunder
  2. to thunder (to make a noise like thunder)

Conjugation

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