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éphémère

Level C1

Meaning

ephemeral, short-lived, fleeting

Example

L'embellie boursière s'est révélée éphémère, effacée dès la publication des chiffres du chômage.

The stock market upturn proved short-lived, wiped out as soon as the unemployment figures came out.

Word forms

Forms
singular masculine
singular feminine
plural masculine
plural feminine
éphémère
éphémère
éphémères
éphémères

More words at level C1

  • étayer to back up, to substantiate, to support
  • abroger to repeal, to abrogate
  • abscons abstruse, obscure, arcane
  • acerbe acerbic, caustic, scathing
  • acuité acuteness, sharpness, severity
  • afférent relating (to), pertaining, related
  • aléa hazard, uncertainty, risk
  • aléatoire random, uncertain, unreliable

All the level C1 words (100 words)

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