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brunir

/bʁy.niʁ/ verb C2
  1. to brown (to become brown)
  2. to burnish (to polish gold or silver etc)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
brunir
Present participle
brunissant
Past participle
bruni
Present (je)
brunis
Future (je)
brunirai
Passé composé (je)
ai bruni

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Quelques mèches blanches argentaient sa chevelure encore épaisse, tandis que son teint bronzé et son œil hardi et vif annonçaient le vieux marin, bruni au soleil de l'équateur et hâlé au souffle des tempêtes.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 496 · C1

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