émule
التعريفات والمعاني
== French ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /e.myl/
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from Latin aemulus.
==== Noun ====
émule m or f by sense (plural émules)
emulator, imitator (person that emulates or strives to do so)
faire des émules ― to inspire others, to create a following, to be emulated
(dated) rival (competitor with the same goal as another)
(dated) peer, equal (somebody who is at a level equal (to that of something else) in a given occupation, field, etc.)
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
émule
inflection of émuler:
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
second-person singular imperative
=== Further reading ===
“émule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
=== Anagrams ===
meule