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le hochet
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
1. (baby's toy)
a. rattle
Le petit Thomas adore faire du bruit en secouant son hochet.Little Thomas loves to make noise by shaking his rattle.
2. (figurative) (thing of little importance that flatters one's vanity)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. trifle
Les titres et les décorations n’étaient pour le vieux professeur que des hochets.Titles and honors were nothing but trifles to the old professor.
b. triviality
L'écrivain refusait de se laisser distraire par les hochets de la vie mondaine.The writer refused to be distracted by the trivialities of high society.
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