chaussure

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French chaussure.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃəʊˈsjʊɚ/, /ʃəʊˈsʊɚ/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)

Noun

chaussure (plural chaussures)

  1. (dated) Any footwear.

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French

Etymology

From chausser +‎ -ure.

Pronunciation

Noun

chaussure f (plural chaussures)

  1. shoe
    Synonyms: (dated) soulier, (informal) godasse, (informal) pompe
    trouver chaussure à son piedto find what one is looking for, to find what one wants, to find the right fit for on (literally, “to find a shoe for one's foot / that fits one's foot”)
  2. the shoe industry
    travailler dans la chaussureto work in the shoe industry

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