flegme
French
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editEtymology
editInherited from Old French fleume (with etymological re-formation), from Late Latin phlegma, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma). Doublet of flemme.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editflegme m (plural flegmes)
- (medicine, historical) phlegm
- composure
- Le flegme de cet homme me met au désespoir. ― The composure of this man puts me in despair.
- Le flegme britannique. ― British composure.
Further reading
edit- “flegme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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