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1 meurtrier
meurtrier, -ière [mœʀtʀije, ijεʀ]1. masculine noun2. feminine nouna. ( = criminelle) murderessb. [de mur] arrow slit3. adjective* * *
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- ière mœʀtʀije, ɛʀ adjectif [combats, répression] bloody; [explosion, accident] fatal; [épidémie] deadly; [arme] lethal; [rage] murderous; [route, carrefour] very dangerousle lundi de Pâques a été très meurtrier sur la route — there were many deaths on the roads on Easter Monday
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nom masculin, féminin murderer* * *mœʀtʀije, ijɛʀ (-ière)1. adj1) (instincts, fureur) murderous2) (arme, épidémie, combat) deadly3) (accident) fatal4) (carrefour, route) lethal2. nm/f3. nf(= ouverture) [château fort] loophole, arrow slit* * *A adj [combats, répression] bloody; [explosion, accident] fatal; [épidémie] deadly; [arme] lethal; [folie] murderous; [route, carrefour] very dangerous; le lundi de Pâques a été très meurtrier sur la route Easter Monday was a day of carnage on the roads; les derniers séismes ont été très meurtriers recent earthquakes have claimed many casualties.B nm,f murderer.( féminin meurtrière) [mɶrtrije, ɛr] adjectif[qui tue - engin, lame] deadly, lethal, murderous ; [ - avalanche] deadly, fatal ; [ - route] lethal, murderous ; [ - folie, passion] murderousune chasse à l'homme meurtrière a bloody ou murderous manhunthumour meurtrier lethal ou devastating humour————————, meurtrière [mɶrtrije, ɛr] nom masculin, nom féminin————————meurtrière nom féminin
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