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le sphinx
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
1. (mythology)
a. sphinx
Ana a dit qu'elle connaissait la réponse à l'énigme du sphinx.Ana said she knew the answer to the sphinx's riddle.
2. (animal)
a. hawk moth
La chose que j’ai vue en vol stationnaire dans mon jardin n’était pas un colibri. C’était un sphinx !The thing I saw hovering in my garden wasn’t a hummingbird. It was a hawk moth!
3. (figurative) (cryptic person)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. enigma
Je ne comprends jamais rien à ce que dit Maël. Je crois qu’il aime être un sphinx.I never understand anything Maël says. I think he likes being an enigma.
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