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corbeille

basket

noun kor-BAY Rare

Origin: from Latin corbicula

Also means

wastepaper basket

Usage Note

Corbeille can refer to a decorative or wicker basket for fruit, flowers, or gifts, or a wastepaper basket (corbeille à papier). In finance, la corbeille historically described the trading pit of the Paris stock exchange. The plural is corbeilles.

Examples

"Il y a une belle corbeille de fruits sur la table."

Natural Translation

There is a beautiful basket of fruit on the table.

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