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piqûre

sting, injection

noun pee-KYUR Less Common

Also means

bite (insect)

Usage Note

Piqûre covers both an insect bite or sting and a medical injection ('shot'). The verb piquer is the root — you say une piqûre de moustique for a mosquito bite and faire une piqûre for giving an injection. In sewing, it can also mean a stitch.

Examples

"La piqûre de l'abeille était douloureuse."

Natural Translation

The bee sting was painful.

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