Question 1

What does the French word "étoffer" mean?

Accepted Answer

To furnish with what is necessary.
To furnish, make, by putting in all the necessary cloth.
To stuff, fill with stuffing.
To reinforce, give amplitude, volume.
To furnish in order to give amplitude, increase the convenience, the ornamentation.
To make more dense, enrich.
To grow, become more important in its proportions.

Question 2

What is the etymology of thr French word "étoffer"?

Accepted Answer

related to stopfen ("to stuff") in German, from the Old Low Franconian stopfôn which gives the Old French estoffer (to provide what is necessary, equip) attested in the 13th century. It takes the meaning of "to furnish" in the 14th century, then "to decorate" and, in the 18th century, that of "to give amplitude".

Question 3

How do you translate "étoffer" into english?

Accepted Answer

stuff

Question 4

What is the translation of "étoffer" into spanish?

Accepted Answer

estofar

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