/mu/
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Translation
soft, limp
Word origin
From Latin mollis ('soft, supple, tender').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mollis
- English cognates
- mollify, mollusc, emollient
Grammar
Femininemolle
Masc pluralmous
Fem pluralmolles
Examples
sandwichs.
This bread is too soft to make sandwiches.
caractère .
My son has a slightly weak character.
cuite.
Meat becomes soft when it is overcooked.
matelas .
The mattress is too soft for my back.
.
His arms hang limp at his sides.
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