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flotte

fleet

noun FLOT Less Common
Travel & Places Transportation

Also means

rainwater

Usage Note

Flotte has two common meanings: a naval or air fleet (la flotte de guerre) and, in colloquial French, water or rain (il tombe de la flotte = 'it's raining'). The slang water sense is informal; stick to l'eau in formal contexts. The verb flotter means to float or to rain (in slang).

Examples

"La flotte militaire patrouille au large des côtes."

Natural Translation

The military fleet patrols off the coast.

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