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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin refractārius (“obstinate”), from refractus (“broken up”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
réfractaire (plural réfractaires)
- refractory (obstinate; strongly opposed)
- Synonym: désobéissant
2018 August 30, “Macron et les "Gaulois réfractaires au changement"”, in l'express:Les Français sont des "Gaulois réfractaires au changement", à en croire Emmanuel Macron. En déplacement au Danemark, le président n’a pas caché son admiration pour le modèle danois de "flexisécurité".- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (chemistry) refractory (not affected by great heat)
- un minerai de fer très réfractaire ― a highly refractory iron ore
Noun
réfractaire m (plural réfractaires)
- (military) deserter
- Synonym: déserteur
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