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le talon

/ta.lɔ̃/ noun · masculine A2
  1. heel (part of the foot)
  2. backheel
  3. heel (of footwear) (especially high heel)
  4. spur (sharp implement used to prod a horse)
  5. the bottom or lower part of something (figuratively)
  6. first point in tables games such as ticktack and jacquet

Plural talons

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« Vous voyez, monsieur, qu'il est bien mort, dit le médecin ; cette brûlure au talon est décisive : le pauvre fou est guéri de sa folie et délivré de sa captivité.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 215 · C1
fit le jeune homme en se balançant sur ses talons, comme si une pareille question se faisait !
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 587 · C1

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