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gnome

French → English

noun//ɡnom//

(mythology) Gnome: a legendary small, ugly creature said to guard underground treasures or mines

Dans les contes anciens, les gnomes habitent sous terre et surveillent les pierres précieuses.

(English) In ancient tales, gnomes live underground and watch over precious stones.

Je suis descendu dans cette grotte sombre qui ressemblait à l’habitation d'un gnome.

(English) I went down into this dark cave that looked like a gnome's dwelling.

noun//ɡnom//

(derogatory) Small deformed person: a mean or descriptive term for a man of very small and misshapen stature

Ce vieux gnome malicieux passait ses journées à préparer des potions étranges.

(English) That malicious old gnome spent his days preparing strange potions.

L'écrivain décrit son personnage comme un petit gnome aux yeux perçants.

(English) The writer describes his character as a little gnome with piercing eyes.

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