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le mot juste

/mo ʒyst/ noun · masculine B2
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Traduire, en somme, ce n'est pas trouver le mot juste ; c'est produire, avec d'autres moyens, le même effet.
Ces mots qui ne se traduisent pas, p. 1 · C2

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