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le canard

/ka.naʁ/ noun · masculine A2
  1. duck (of either sex)
  2. drake (male duck)
  3. canard, hoax
  4. newspaper (informal, slang)
  5. a man who complies with every desire of his partner in order to avoid conflict (informal, slang)
  6. a man who tries to attract women by offering them gifts (informal, slang)
  7. lump of sugar dunked in coffee or brandy
  8. off-note (colloquial)

Plural canards · Feminine cane

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Édouard l'a vidée pour faire un étang à ses canards. »
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 929 · C1
— Regarde, des canards !
Un pique-nique au lac, p. 1 · pre-A1

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