"petite nature" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pə.tit na.tyʁ/ Forms: petites natures [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} petite nature f (plural petites natures)
  1. (informal) a faint-hearted person, a wimp, a weakling, a sensitive type, a delicate flower, a wuss, a pansy Tags: feminine, informal Synonyms: chochotte Related terms: poule mouillée
    Sense id: en-petite_nature-fr-noun-wRwJ6Y8Q Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "english": "Hygiene and the Assassin",
          "ref": "1992, Amélie Nothomb, Hygiène de l'assassin [Hygiene and the Assassin]:",
          "text": "—Quand on est une petite nature, on ne vient pas se mesurer à Prétextat Tach.",
          "type": "quote"
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          "faint-hearted",
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        [
          "wimp",
          "wimp"
        ],
        [
          "weakling",
          "weakling"
        ],
        [
          "wuss",
          "wuss"
        ],
        [
          "pansy",
          "pansy"
        ]
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        "(informal) a faint-hearted person, a wimp, a weakling, a sensitive type, a delicate flower, a wuss, a pansy"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "poule mouillée"
        }
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          "word": "chochotte"
        }
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        "informal"
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