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masculine

/bʁu.jaʁ/

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Translation

fog, mist, haze

Word origin

From brouiller ('to blur, to muddle'), formed with the pejorative suffix -ard also seen in vieillard and bavard.

Origin
French
Root
brouiller

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralbrouillards

Examples

épais couvrait .

Thick fog covered the valley this morning.

.

The road was dangerous because of the fog.

' .

The fog lifted around midday.

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