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| en masse |
| 1. adv. en masse |
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| 2. adv. in large amounts, massively |
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| 3. adv. (Canada) in sufficient amounts |
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| French > French |
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| en masse |
| 1. v. Tous ensemble, en totalité. |
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| Aller, se porter, se lever en masse. |
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| Devant l'imminence du péril, on a décrété la levée en masse. |
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| 2. v. Beaucoup, énormément, en abondance, en grande quantité. |
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| J'en ai en masse. |
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| Production en masse. |
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| 3. v. En bloc. |
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| 4. loc. (Québec) (Figuré) (populaire) Oui, absolument. |
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| Analysis |
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| en |
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| 1. prep. in (used to indicate space, also see usage notes) |
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| J'habite en Angleterre. - I live in England. |
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| 2. prep. to (indicates direction towards certain very large locations, see usage notes) |
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| Il est allé en France. - He went to France. |
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| 3. prep. by (used to indicate means) |
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| Masse |
| 1. Proper noun. surname, eq=Mace, xlit=Masse |
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| 2. n-f. a paste, a dough |
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| 3. n-f. large amount or quantity of something; mass |
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| 4. n-f. something perceived as a whole, without distinguishing its parts |
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| 5. n-f. a sum or combination of things treated as a whole |
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| masser |
| 1. v. to massage |
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