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fond

bottom

noun FOHN Less Common
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Also means

background

Usage Note

Fond has two main senses: the physical bottom or back of a space (le fond de la pièce = the back of the room), and a background in art or photography (un fond blanc). The idiom au fond or dans le fond means 'deep down' or 'basically,' used to reveal one's true opinion.

Examples

"Il est assis au fond de la salle."

Natural Translation

He is sitting at the back of the room.

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