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remous

eddy, swirl

noun ruh-MOO Rare
Animals & Nature Environment

Also means

(figurative) turmoil, ripple effect

Usage Note

Remous can describe a single eddy (un remous) or, in the plural, the swirling of churned water: les remous du fleuve (the river's eddies). Figuratively, créer des remous means to cause a stir or controversy — a very common journalistic usage.

Examples

"Les remous du courant sont dangereux ici."

Natural Translation

The eddies in the current are dangerous here.

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