Question 1

Where does the French word "refuge" come from?

Accepted Answer

From Latin refugium ('act of taking refuge', 'place of refuge', 'refuge', 'asylum') from refugere ('to flee back', 'to retreat', 'to take refuge') composed of the prefix re- and fugere ('to flee', 'to escape').

Question 2

What is the plural of the French word "refuge"?

Accepted Answer

refuges

Question 3

What words are synonyms of the French word "refuge"?

Accepted Answer

<ul><li>havre</li></ul>

Question 4

What is the definition of the French word "refuge"?

Accepted Answer

Asylum; retreat; place where one seeks shelter.
Refuge house; a kind of asylum for the indigent, and sometimes for repentant girls.
Mountain shelter for mountaineers.
Traffic island in the middle of a public road where pedestrians can take refuge from cars.
Benefactor from whom one expects, from whom one implores protection, assistance.
Pretext, apparent reasons under which error or bad faith seeks to take cover.

Question 5

How do you translate "refuge" into portuguese?

Accepted Answer

refúgio

Question 6

How to translate "refuge" into spanish?

Accepted Answer

refugio

Question 7

How to translate "refuge" into english?

Accepted Answer

refuge

refuge

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