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Definition of ave - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

religion

Rare

prière catholique adressée à la Vierge Marie

Rare

Elle récite un ave avant de se coucher.

généalogie

Rare

ancêtre dans une lignée familiale

Rare

Les aves et ataves de cette famille sont nobles.

aïeul

ancêtre

Interjection

salutation formelle

Dated

salutation solennelle d'origine latine exprimant le respect

Dated

Ave, noble seigneur, nous vous saluons avec respect.

salut

prière religieuse

Rare

exclamation religieuse utilisée dans les prières à la Vierge

Rare

Ave Maria, pleine de grâce, le Seigneur est avec vous.

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Origin of ave

latin, ave (salutation)

Examples of ave in a sentence

Les enfants apprennent l'ave à l'école du dimanche.
Un ave fut murmuré lors de la cérémonie.
Il a retracé la lignée de ses aves jusqu'au Moyen Âge.
Les archives mentionnent plusieurs aves célèbres dans cette région.
Ave, César, ceux qui vont mourir te saluent.
Les élèves ont crié 'Ave' en entrant dans la salle.

Il a récité un ave lors de la procession.
Les fidèles chantent un ave lors de la messe.

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English:Hail Mary, hail, ...
German:Ave, Seid gegrüßt, ...
Italian:Ave Maria, ave, ...
Spanish:avemaría, salve, ...
Portuguese:avé-maria, ave, ...
Chinese:祈祷, 万福, ...
Japanese:アヴェ・マリアの祈り, ごきげんよう, ...
Arabic:صلاة السلام عليك يا مريم, آفي, ...
Hebrew:תְּפִלַּת אָבֵה, אָבֵה, ...
Russian:аве, приветствую, ...
Ukrainian:аве, вітаю, ...
Catalan:avemaria, Ave, ...
Dutch:weesgegroet, gegroet, ...
Greek:Χαίρε, Χαίρετε, ...
Korean:아베 마리아 기도, 안녕하십니까, ...
Polish:Zdrowaś Mario, Ave, ...
Portuguese (BR):ave-maria, ave, ...
Romanian:Ave, ave, ...
Thai:บทสวดอาเว, ขอคารวะ, ...
Turkish:Ave, selam, ...
Vietnamese:kinh Kính Mừng, kính chào, ...

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Definition of ave - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Interjection

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