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tatouer

tattoo

verb tah-TWEH Rare

Origin: Tahitian 'tatau', via English

Usage Note

Tatouer is a regular -er verb. The corresponding noun is le tatouage (tattoo or the act of tattooing) and the agent noun is le tatoueur / la tatoueuse (tattoo artist). Se faire tatouer is the standard way to say 'to get a tattoo'.

Examples

"Il s'est fait tatouer un dragon sur le bras."

Natural Translation

He had a dragon tattooed on his arm.

Literal Translation

He got himself tattooed a dragon on the arm.

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