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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French piege, from Old French piege, from Vulgar Latin *pedicus, from Latin pedica, from pēs, pedis (“foot”).
Pronunciation
Noun
piège m (plural pièges)
- trap, snare, booby trap
Lorsque je me promène en forêt, je fais toujours attention à ne pas marcher sur un piège.- When I'm walking in the forest, I'm always careful not to walk on a trap.
- pitfall
Je ne suis pas si naïve, je ne tomberai pas si facilement dans ton piège.- I'm not that naïve; I won't fall for your trap so easily.
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Verb
piège
- inflection of piéger:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
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