different between oeuvre vs ouvre

English

Alternative forms

• œuvre

Etymology

From French œuvre, from Latin opera. Doublet of opera and ure.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /???v??/, /?u?v??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???v??/, /?u?v??/

Noun

oeuvre (plural oeuvres)

1. A work of art.
2. (uncountable, collective) The complete body of an artist's work.

   Synonyms: body of work, complete works

Related terms

• hors d'oeuvre
• manoeuvre

Translations

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

oeuvre n (plural oeuvres, diminutive oeuvretje n)

1. oeuvre

French

Pronunciation

Noun

oeuvre f (plural oeuvres)

1. Nonstandard spelling of œuvre.

Usage notes

• The œ ligature is often replaced in contemporary French with oe (the œ character does not appear on AZERTY keyboards), but this is nonstandard.

Further reading

• “oeuvre” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• érouve

Middle French

Alternative forms

• œuvre

Etymology

Old French uevre.

Noun

oeuvre m or f (plural oeuvres)

1. work; piece of work

English

Noun

ouvre

1. Misspelling of oeuvre.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uv?/

Verb

ouvre

1. first-person singular present indicative of ouvrir
2. third-person singular present indicative of ouvrir
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of ouvrir
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of ouvrir
5. second-person singular imperative of ouvrir

Verb

ouvre

1. first-person singular present indicative of ouvrer
2. third-person singular present indicative of ouvrer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of ouvrer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of ouvrer
5. second-person singular imperative of ouvrer

Anagrams

• vouer