prêter main-forte
French, verb/pʁɛ.te mɛ̃.fɔʁt/
prêter main-forte is spelled P-R-Ê-T-E-R-M-A-I-N-F-O-R-T-E (15 letters). Prêter main-forte is a French verb meaning “to come to (someone's) assistance, to lend a helping hand to, to offer one's support to, to help out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Appuyer par la force l’exécution des ordres de la justice”.
What does prêter main-forte mean in English?
verb
- 1
to come to (someone's) assistance, to lend a helping hand to, to offer one's support to, to help out
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Appuyer par la force l’exécution des ordres de la justice. 2. Aider ; assister ; soutenir.
verb: 1. Apporter son aide ou son soutien.
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.
Forms of prêter main-forte
- prêter main forte
- prêter main-forte
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prêter main-forte?
- /pʁɛ.te mɛ̃.fɔʁt/
- /pʁe.te mɛ̃.fɔʁt/
- \pʁɛ.te mɛ̃.fɔʁt\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.