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fortiche

clever, sharp

adjective for-TEESH Rare

Usage Note

Fortiche is colloquial and informal, meaning someone is particularly skilled or sharp at something. You might hear il est fortiche en maths to mean 'he's really good at maths'. It has a slightly teasing, admiring tone and rarely appears in formal writing.

Examples

"Elle est vraiment fortiche en informatique."

Natural Translation

She's really sharp at computing.

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