flasque
English
Etymology
Adjective
flasque (not comparable)
- (mathematics) flabby
- a flasque sheaf
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Adjective
flasque (plural flasques)
- flabby, not firm
- Synonym: mou
- (figurative) characterless
- 1994, Yasmina Reza, ‘Art’:
- marc. Yvan, tu n’as pas de consistance. Tu es un être hybride et flasque.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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Etymology 2
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Noun
flasque f (plural flasques)
Further reading
- “flasque”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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