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l’abattement

/a.bat.mɑ̃/ noun · masculine C1
  1. a diminution of physical or moral strength; dejection; exhaustion; despondency
  2. a type of allowance or tax deduction

Plural abattements

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Un jour que je lui reprochais ses inutiles veilles et l'espèce d'abattement qui les suivait, il me regarda en souriant amèrement et m'ouvrit un livre qui est l'histoire de la ville de Rome.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 192 · C1

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