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panier

basket

noun pahn-YEH Less Common

Also means

basketball hoop

Usage Note

panier is used for a shopping basket, a wicker basket, and in sport for a basketball hoop or scored basket. Mettre dans le même panier (to put in the same basket) means 'to lump together.' Panier à salade literally means a salad spinner but is also slang for a police van.

Examples

"Elle a mis les légumes dans le panier."

Natural Translation

She put the vegetables in the basket.

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