manteau
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le manteau
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
1. (clothing)
2. (figurative) (covering layer)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
a. mantle (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
À l’automne, les sentiers sont couverts d’un épais manteau de feuilles mortes.In the fall, the trails are covered with a thick mantle of fallen leaves.
b. blanket (figurative)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning (e.g., to pull someone's leg).
Quand nous nous sommes réveillés, le jardin avait disparu sous un manteau de neige.When we woke up, the garden had disappeared under a blanket of snow.
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