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fracas

crash, din, uproar

noun frah-KAH Rare
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Origin: Italian fracasso (crash)

Usage Note

Fracas describes a loud, violent crash or commotion. The final 's' is silent. In formal French, avec fracas means 'with a crash' or 'noisily'; partir avec fracas means 'to leave with a bang.' The plural is identical: des fracas.

Examples

"La chute a provoqué un fracas assourdissant."

Natural Translation

The fall produced a deafening crash.

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