See pire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ca/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DenisdeShawi-pire.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DenisdeShawi-pire.wav.mp3",
"note": "Shawinigan",
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"tags": [
"Canada"
]
},
{
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"tags": [
"Switzerland",
"Valais"
]
},
{
"rhymes": "-iʁ"
}
],
"word": "pire"
}
Download raw JSONL data for pire meaning in French (8.4kB)
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"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: when preceded by a definite article, le pire",
"path": [
"pire"
],
"section": "French",
"subsection": "adjective",
"title": "pire",
"trace": ""
}
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"path": [
"pire"
],
"section": "French",
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"title": "pire",
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}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: le pire",
"path": [
"pire"
],
"section": "French",
"subsection": "noun",
"title": "pire",
"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
"msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: le pire",
"path": [
"pire"
],
"section": "French",
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}
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