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rasage

shaving

noun rah-ZAHZH Rare
Body & Health Personal Care

Origin: From raser (to shave) + -age.

Usage Note

Rasage is the act or process of shaving. It appears frequently in product marketing (mousse à raser — shaving foam; après-rasage — aftershave). The agent noun is le raseur (a bore in informal speech, literally 'one who shaves'), and the tool is le rasoir (razor). Rasage de près means a close shave.

Examples

"Un bon rasage commence par ramollir la barbe."

Natural Translation

A good shave starts with softening the beard.

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