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la faillite

/fa.jit/ noun · feminine B2
  1. bankruptcy · tomber en faillite go bankrupt
  2. failure

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Pendant que le comte écoutait en souriant cette chanson qui lui faisait oublier Andrea pour lui rappeler Benedetto, Mme Danglars vantait à Monte-Cristo la force d'âme de son mari, qui, le matin encore, avait, dans une faillite milanaise, perdu trois ou quatre cent mille francs.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 772 · C1

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