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le cave

/kav/ noun · masculine C2
  1. an idiot, a stupid person (Quebec, slang)
  2. a law-abiding citizen, as opposed to a criminal (France, dated, slang)

Plural caves

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Ensuite, le fromage reste dans une cave fraîche pendant des semaines.
Les fromages de France, p. 1 · A2
Le premier mois, il ne fit rien d'autre que laver, porter, retourner les meules dans la cave et se taire.
Le dernier fromager de la vallée, p. 1 · C2
Quand vint le printemps, et que les vaches retrouvèrent les prés, Joseph lui tendit, sans un mot, la clé de la cave.
Le dernier fromager de la vallée, p. 1 · C2

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