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1 pâture
pâture [pαtyʀ]feminine nouna. ( = nourriture) foodb. ( = pâturage) pasture* * *pɑtyʀun scandale donné en pâture au public — fig a scandal used to satisfy the public's baser instincts
être jeté en pâture — fig to be thrown to the lions
* * *pɒtyʀ nf* * *pâture nf ( nourriture animale) feed; ( terrain) pasture; un scandale donné en pâture au public fig a scandal used to satisfy the public's baser instincts; être jeté en pâture fig to be thrown to the lions ou wolves.[patyr] nom fémininjeter ou donner quelqu'un en pâture à quelqu'un to serve somebody up to somebody2. [lieu] pasture
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