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masculine

/sufl/

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Translation

breath; blast

Word origin

A deverbal noun from souffler ('to blow'), which comes from Latin sufflare ('to blow up, to inflate'), from sub- ('from below') and flare ('to blow'). English 'inflate' and 'flatulent' come from the same Latin flare.

Origin
Latin
Root
sufflare
English cognates
inflate, flatulent

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralsouffles

Examples

, reprenait banc.

After the race, he was getting his breath back on a bench.

l' .

The blast from the explosion shattered every window in the neighbourhood.

' entrouverte.

A breath of fresh air was coming in through the half-open window.

' .

That film took my breath away.

au .

The doctor heard a heart murmur.

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This word is part of lesson 35.