Contionary:alvener

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Noirese

Etymology

From Latin advenere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /alveˈne/

Verb

alvener

  1. to happen suddenly, befall
    Li alvenet una laceria horribla.
    A horrible situation befell him.
  2. (reflexive) (someone) to be inflicted, affected by something, fall over (someone, without clear or logical cause)
    Mi alvenet un trastor.
    Sadness felt over me.
    Li alvenet una brenna, qui sap cossí.
    He got sick with a cough, who knows how.
  3. (with fa) to come to
    Sprançava aixó pas alvenería fa tants.
    I hoped this wouldn't come to so much.

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