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repaire

den, lair, hideout

noun ruh-PEHR Rare

Usage Note

Repaire denotes a hidden refuge — an animal's lair or a criminal's hideout. Note the spelling: it is easily confused with repère (m, 'landmark, reference point'), which carries an acute then a grave accent and has a completely different meaning. Un repaire de bandits is 'a den of thieves'.

Examples

"La police a découvert leur repaire."

Natural Translation

The police discovered their hideout.

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