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chapelet

French → English

noun//ʃa.plɛ//

(religion) Rosary: a string of beads used by Catholics for prayer, or a metaphorical string of items; prayer beads

La vieille femme récitait son chapelet tous les soirs en signe de dévotion.

(English) The old woman recited her rosary every evening as a sign of devotion.

Il a débité un long chapelet de mensonges pour justifier son retard à la réunion.

(English) He rattled off a long string of lies to justify his being late for the meeting.

Entry ID: fr:en:chapelet · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary