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foule

crowd

noun FOOL Less Common
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Usage Note

Foule is always feminine and typically singular, referring to a crowd as a collective entity (une foule de gens). The expression une foule de ('a multitude of') can precede a plural noun. En foule means 'in droves' or 'in a crowd'. Foule contrasts with masse (mass, often ideological) and rassemblement (gathering, assembly).

Examples

"Une foule s'était rassemblée devant la mairie."

Natural Translation

A crowd had gathered in front of the town hall.

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