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renfort

reinforcement

noun rahn-FOR Less Common
People & Society Military

Also means

backup

Usage Note

Renfort means reinforcements or additional support, commonly used in military, police, or figurative contexts. It most often appears in the plural des renforts ('reinforcements'). The expression à grand renfort de means 'with a great deal of', as in à grand renfort de publicité ('with a lot of advertising').

Examples

"Des renforts ont été envoyés sur place."

Natural Translation

Reinforcements were sent to the scene.

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