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boomerang

boomerang

noun boo-muh-RANG Rare

Origin: from an Australian Aboriginal language

Usage Note

Boomerang is borrowed from an Australian Aboriginal language. In French it is used both literally and figuratively: l'effet boomerang ('boomerang effect') means a plan that backfires on its originator. The word is masculine and forms a regular plural: boomerangs.

Examples

"Il lance le boomerang et il revient vers lui."

Natural Translation

He throws the boomerang and it comes back to him.

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