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French
Etymology
From Old French emploite (with change of suffix to -ette), from Late Latin *implicta, noun form of neuter past participle of implicare.
Pronunciation
Noun
emplette f (plural emplettes)
- (dated) purchase
- Synonym: course
- faire des emplettes ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
1992, Amélie Nothomb, Hygiène de l'assassin:Vous ne figurez jamais dans les journaux, vous ne fréquentez aucun cercle littéraire ou non-littéraire, à vrai dire, vous ne quittez cet appartement que pour faire des emplettes.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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