French Conversation · Level 122
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French word
presbyte
Pronunciation
IPA/pʁɛsbit/
Meaning
- adjectivepresbyopic
Example
Mon oncle est presbyte et il lit avec des lunettes.
My uncle is presbyopic and reads with glasses.
More examples
Une personne presbyte a du mal à lire de près sans lunettes.
A presbyopic person has trouble reading up close without glasses.
Core concept
A book held farther away because an aging eye no longer focuses comfortably at close range.
Common phrases
une personne presbyte
a presbyopic person
Similar words
myope: Describes difficulty seeing distant objects clearly while nearby objects remain easier to see.
hypermétrope: Describes difficulty seeing nearby objects clearly while distant objects remain easier to see.
astigmate: Describes vision that appears generally blurred because of uneven focusing.
malvoyant: Describes reduced vision that makes everyday activities more difficult.
Definition in French
Qui présente une presbytie, c'est-à-dire une perte progressive de la vision de près liée au vieillissement.
Word origin
Presbyte is a learned French medical formation related to presbytie and ultimately based on Greek presbys, meaning "old."
Usage tips
- The condition is called presbytie, while a person can be described as presbyte; English "presbyopia" corresponds to the French noun, not this adjective.
Other meanings
- presbyopenoun
Opposites
- emmetropeemmetropicadjective
Related words
- presbytiepresbyopianoun