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le renard

/ʁə.naʁ/ noun · masculine A2
  1. fox (small carnivore)
  2. crafty, purposeful and cunning character (figuratively)
  3. flatulence (slang)
  4. ancient navigation tool: circular, wooden or copper plate, which enables the helmsman to keep a record of wind conditions by inserting pegs at specific positions
  5. hardly detectable cracks or holes causing a water tank or pond to empty itself

Plural renards · Feminine renarde

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dit le brigadier, vieux renard nourri dans les ruses de l'état, mauvais indice qu'une porte ouverte !
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 987 · C1

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