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moucheron

gnat, midge

noun moo-shuh-ROHN Rare
Animals & Nature Insects

Usage Note

Moucheron is a diminutive of mouche ('fly'), used for very small flying insects such as gnats or midges. The related verb moucher means 'to blow one's nose' or, figuratively, 'to put someone in their place'. Une nuée de moucherons ('a swarm of gnats') is a typical collocation.

Examples

"Les moucherons tournaient autour du fruit."

Natural Translation

The gnats were hovering around the fruit.

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