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French
Etymology
From brouiller + -on.
Pronunciation
Noun
brouillon m (plural brouillons)
- draft (an early version of a written work)
Adjective
brouillon (feminine brouillonne, masculine plural brouillons, feminine plural brouillonnes)
- disorganised, disjointed
2021 March 21, Marie-Béatrice Baudet, “En France, un week-end de grande confusion pour les « reconfinés »”, in Le Monde:Le premier ministre est brouillon, on le sent mal à l’aise pour parler à la fois de « confinement » et d’« activités extérieures » – une forme d’oxymore.- The prime minister is muddled; he seems uncomfortable talking about "lockdown" and "outdoor activities" at the same time – a kind of oxymoron.
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