"main morte" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Français]

IPA: \mɛ̃ mɔʁt\ Forms: mains mortes [plural]
  1. Main qu’on laisse aller au gré d’une personne qui l’agite, comme si elle était sans nerfs et sans vie.
    Sense id: fr-main_morte-fr-noun-8HgQnfWA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ne pas y aller de main morte
Categories (other): Idiotismes corporels en français, Locutions nominales en français, Français

Inflected forms

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    {
      "word": "marmotine"
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    {
      "word": "miameront"
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    {
      "word": "nommerait"
    },
    {
      "word": "renommait"
    }
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      "word": "ne pas y aller de main morte"
    }
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  "etymology_texts": [
    "De main et mort."
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Français",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Locution nominale",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "On disait aux petits enfants : Faites main morte."
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "fr-main_morte-fr-noun-8HgQnfWA"
    }
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      "ipa": "\\mɛ̃ mɔʁt\\"
    }
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    },
    {
      "word": "marmotine"
    },
    {
      "word": "miameront"
    },
    {
      "word": "nommerait"
    },
    {
      "word": "renommait"
    }
  ],
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    "Locutions nominales en français",
    "français"
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    }
  ],
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        {
          "text": "On disait aux petits enfants : Faites main morte."
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "\\mɛ̃ mɔʁt\\"
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "feminine"
  ],
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}

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