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la brute

/bʁyt/ noun · feminine B2
  1. brute (animal lacking in reason, intelligence and sensibility)
  2. person without reason, person devoid of reason
  3. bully (one who imposes his will on others using violence)

Plural brutes

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Danglars sentit sa fierté humiliée, et, ne voulant pas davantage se commettre avec cette brute, il se recoucha sur ses peaux de bouc et ne souffla plus le mot.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 1091 · C1

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