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fragile

/fʁa.ʒil/ adjective B1
  1. fragile, breakable, brittle, delicate (that breaks easily)
  2. frail
  3. fragile, precarious, uncertain (figuratively) · un équilibre fragile a fragile balance

Plural fragiles

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Monsieur Perret, dont les jambes étaient devenues fragiles, ne pouvait plus marcher loin.
Le chien perdu de Lausanne, p. 1 · B1
Entre deux pages, il trouva un ticket de tram de 1911 et une feuille de marronnier séchée, devenue si fragile qu'il n'osa pas y toucher.
L'apprenti relieur, p. 1 · C1

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