| French > English |
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| rapide comme l'éclair |
| 1. adj. (simile) quick as a flash |
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| French > French |
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| rapide comme l'éclair |
| 1. adj. (Hyperbole) Très prompt, qui va vite. |
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| Analysis |
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| rapide |
| 1. adj. fast, rapid |
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| 2. adv. (informal) fast; rapidly; quickly |
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| 3. n-m. (especially in plural) rapid (stretch of river) |
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| 4. n-m. express (fast train) |
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| comme |
| 1. conj. as |
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| Je travaille comme artiste. - I work as an artist. |
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| 2. conj. like |
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| J'agis comme il faut. - I act like I must. |
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| 3. conj. how |
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| Le |
| 1. Proper noun. surname, from=Vietnamese |
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| 2. art. the (definite article) |
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| Le lait du matin. - The milk of the morning. |
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| 3. art. Used before abstract nouns; not translated in English. |
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| L'amour est aveugle. - Love is blind. |
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| éclair |
| 1. n-m. lightning bolt |
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| 2. n-m. flash |
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| 3. n-m. sparkle |
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| 4. n-m. éclair (pastry) |
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| éclair au chocolat - chocolate éclair |
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