ronce
See also: roncé
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɔ̃s/
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Noun
ronce f (plural ronces)
- (botany) bramble (Rubus fruticosus)
- 1963, “Amour sans amour”, performed by Serge Gainsbourg:
- L'amour au hasard d'un regard / T'a effacée de ma mémoire / Du jardin que j'ai saccagé, / Dont les herbes se sont couchées, / Il ne reste rien, je le crains, / Que ronces mortes sans parfum ?
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (figurative) trouble, difficulty, problem
Verb
ronce
- inflection of roncer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular present imperative
Derived terms
- ne pas avoir le cul sorti des ronces
- ne pas être sorti des ronces
- ronceux
- ronceraie
- roncier
Further reading
- “ronce”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
ronce
- vocative singular of roncus
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈronθe/ [ˈrõn̟.θe] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /ˈronse/ [ˈrõn.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -onθe (Spain)
- Rhymes: -onse (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: ron‧ce
Verb
ronce
- inflection of ronzar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative