ouïr dire
French, verb/wiʁ diʁ/
ouïr dire is spelled O-U-Ï-R-D-I-R-E (8 letters). Ouïr dire is a French verb meaning “to hear that, to hear it said that” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “ou Être informé indirectement de quelque chose ou de quelqu’un”.
What does ouïr dire mean in English?
verb
- 1
to hear that, to hear it said that
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ou Être informé indirectement de quelque chose ou de quelqu’un.
noun: 1. Ancienne forme de ouï-dire.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce ouïr dire?
- /wiʁ diʁ/
- \wiʁ.diʁ\
- [wiʁ.diʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ouïr dire
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.