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poitrine

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nounfeminine
  1. chest, thorax, torso
  2. breast, bosom
  3. breastof poultry, as meat
verb
  1. first-person singular indicative/present of poitriner

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  • Dans le long silence qui suivit, le père Chapdelaine laissa sa tête retomber peu à peu sur sa poitrine et parut s'assoupir.In the long silence that followed, Father Chapdelaine allowed his head gradually to fall back on his chest and appeared to be asleep.B1Maria Chapdelaine
  • Son coeur battait à rompre sa poitrine.His heart was beating to break his chest.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
  • Et Ketty tira de sa poitrine un petit billet.And Ketty pulled a little note out of his chest.B2Les Trois Mousquetaires
  • Samuel Chapdelaine dormait toujours, le menton sur sa poitrine, comme un vieil homme que la fatigue d'une longue vie dure aurait tout à coup accablé.Samuel Chapdelaine was still asleep, the chin on his chest, like an old man who would suddenly be overwhelmed by the tiredness of a long life.B1Maria Chapdelaine

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