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