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pneu

tyre, tire

noun PNUH Less Common

Origin: Greek pneuma (air, breath)

Usage Note

Pneu is a shortening of pneumatique; both forms exist, though pneu is now the everyday word. A flat tyre is un pneu crevé and the plural is des pneus. The initial 'p' is always pronounced, giving an unusual /pn/ cluster at the start.

Examples

"Le pneu avant est crevé."

Natural Translation

The front tyre is flat.

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