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égratignure

scratch, graze

noun eh-grah-teen-YOOR Rare

Usage Note

Égratignure denotes a minor surface scratch on skin or an object. The idiomatic phrase sans une égratignure ('without a scratch') is used to say someone escaped an accident completely unharmed. The related verb is égratigner (to scratch, to graze). Its length relative to its minor meaning is a fun quirk for learners.

Examples

"Il s'en est sorti sans une égratignure."

Natural Translation

He got out of it without a scratch.

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