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acrobate

acrobat

noun ah-kro-BAHT Rare
Arts & Culture Performance

Origin: Greek akrobatos

Usage Note

Acrobate is common-gender — un acrobate (male) or une acrobate (female) with no change in spelling. It can be used figuratively for someone who performs impressive mental or verbal gymnastics: un acrobate de la politique (a political acrobat). The related noun is acrobatie (acrobatics).

Examples

"L'acrobate a sauté par-dessus les flammes."

Natural Translation

The acrobat jumped over the flames.

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