flegme
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French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (archaic, obsolete) phlegme
Etymology[edit]
From Old French fleume (with etymological re-formation), from Late Latin phlegma, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma). Doublet of flemme.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
flegme m (plural flegmes)
- (medicine, historical) phlegm
- composure
- Le flegme de cet homme me met au désespoir. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- Le flegme britannique. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Further reading[edit]
- “flegme” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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