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poil

body hair

noun PWAHL Less Common

Also means

fur (animal)

Usage Note

Poil refers to a single strand of body hair or animal fur — distinct from cheveu (head hair). The familiar phrase à poil means 'stark naked'. De bon/mauvais poil ('in a good/bad mood') is a very common idiom. Poils in the plural often refers collectively to body hair.

Examples

"Le chat laisse des poils partout dans la maison."

Natural Translation

The cat leaves fur everywhere in the house.

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