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nombril

navel, belly button

noun nohm-BREEL Rare

Usage Note

Nombril has a pronounced final -l — it ends in a clear 'BREEL' sound. The idiom se prendre pour le nombril du monde (to think one is the navel of the world) means to be self-important, an equivalent of 'to think the world revolves around you'.

Examples

"Le bébé avait un nombril adorable."

Natural Translation

The baby had an adorable belly button.

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