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zèbre

zebra

noun ZEH-bruh Rare

Usage Note

Zèbre refers to the African striped animal, but colloquially it also means an odd or eccentric person, as in un drôle de zèbre ('a strange character'). The adjective zébré means striped like a zebra.

Examples

"Le zèbre broute dans la savane."

Natural Translation

The zebra grazes in the savanna.

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