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truculent

Level C1

Meaning

colourful, larger than life, earthy

Example

Ce personnage truculent domine le roman de sa verve et de ses excès.

This colourful character dominates the novel with his verve and his excesses.

Word forms

Forms
singular masculine
singular feminine
plural masculine
plural feminine
truculent
truculente
truculents
truculentes

More words at level C1

  • ténu tenuous, slight, faint
  • velléité half-hearted intention, vague urge
  • versatile fickle, changeable, inconstant
  • âpre harsh, bitter, fierce
  • ébaucher to sketch out, to outline, to rough out
  • éluder to evade, to sidestep, to dodge
  • épars scattered, sparse, disparate
  • éphémère ephemeral, short-lived, fleeting

All the level C1 words (100 words)

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