Grammatical class
Verb
médire
(archaic or literary) to slander, to speak badly of
Details
Syllables
mé-di-re
Phonetics
me.diʁ
Grammatical class
Verb
Freq. (books)
45566
Freq. (movies)
52490
Freq. (news)
63989
Sentences
Elle ne fait rien que médire.
She does nothing but backbite.
A2
Tu ne dois pas médire de lui.
You shouldn't speak ill of him.
A2
Je ne t'ai jamais entendu médire d'un être humain dans ta vie.
I never heard you speak ill of a human being in your life.
B1