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magnum

magnum (large bottle)

noun mahg-NOHM Rare

Also means

magnum (large-calibre gun)

Usage Note

Magnum in French primarily refers to the double-sized wine or champagne bottle (1.5 litres). It is an invariable borrowed noun: des magnums de champagne. In a firearms context, un magnum designates a powerful handgun or cartridge, though this usage is less frequent in everyday French than in English.

Examples

"Ils ont ouvert un magnum de champagne pour fêter ça."

Natural Translation

They opened a magnum of champagne to celebrate.

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