vif-argent

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vi.faʁ.ʒɑ̃/

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Noun

vif-argent m (uncountable)

1. quicksilver; mercury
2. (figuratively) rapidness, agility

Further reading

• “vif-argent”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Noun

vif-argent m (uncountable)

1. (chemistry, Jersey) mercury