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oscar

award

noun os-KAR Rare

Usage Note

Oscar in French refers to a prestigious award, most famously the Hollywood Academy Award. The word is also used generically: décerner un oscar à quelqu'un means to award someone top honours. France's own national film award is le César.

Examples

"Le film a reçu trois oscars cette année."

Natural Translation

The film received three Oscars this year.

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