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cancer
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le cancer
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
1. (medicine)
a. cancer
Les examens médicaux ont permis de conclure qu’il ne s’agissait pas d’un cancer.Medical examinations concluded that it was not cancer.
2. (figurative) (spreading scourge)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. cancer (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Tous les candidats à l’élection promettent de se débarrasser du cancer de la corruption.All candidates in the election promise to get rid of the cancer of corruption.
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