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| en berne |
| 1. adv. at half-mast (lowered position of a flag) |
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| French > French |
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| en berne |
| 1. v. État d'un drapeau hissé à mi-hauteur de sa hampe en signe de commisération, ou de deuil . |
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| 2. v. (Marine) Signe de détresse. |
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| Analysis |
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| en |
| 1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes) |
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| J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England. |
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| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes) |
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| Il est allé en France. - He went to France. |
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| 3. prep. by (used to indicate means) |
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| berne |
| 1. n-f. (obsolete) Hazing inflicted on someone by tossing into the air on a blanket |
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| 2. n-f. (by extension) the blanket itself |
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| 3. v. first-person singular present of berner |
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| 4. v. third-person singular present of berner |
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| 5. v. second-person singular imperative of berner |
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| berner |
| 1. v. to trick, to fool, to take in, to run circles around, to hoodwink |
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| Il s'est fait complètement berner. - He was completely taken in. |
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