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tropics

nom B2

En français : tropiques

  1. The region of the Earth centred on the equator and lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn and characterized by a hot climate.
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He has just come from the tropics, for his face is dark, and that is not the natural tint of his skin, for his wrists are fair.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 20 · B2
Where in the tropics could an English army doctor have seen much hardship and got his arm wounded?
A Study in Scarlet, p. 20 · B2
Violence of temper approaching to mania has been hereditary in the men of the family, and in my stepfather’s case it had, I believe, been intensified by his long residence in the tropics.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 40 · B2
A few locks of gray mingled with his hair, which was still thick and matted, while his bronzed features and determined glance well suited an old sailor who had braved the heat of the equator and the storms of the tropics.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 504 · C1

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