"laid comme une chenille" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Français]

IPA: \lɛ kɔ.m‿yn ʃə.nij\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-laid comme une chenille.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-laid comme une chenille.wav Forms: laids comme des chenilles [plural, masculine], laide comme une chenille [singular, feminine], laides comme des chenilles [plural, feminine]
  1. Très laid, repoussant. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-laid_comme_une_chenille-fr-adj-nefErjYz Categories (other): Exemples en français, Métaphores en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: laid comme un pou, laid comme les sept péchés capitaux

Inflected forms

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    "(XVIIIᵉ siècle) Composée de laid, comme et chenille."
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