"brittle" meaning in Anglais

See brittle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: \ˈbɹɪtl̩\, ˈbrɪ.tᵊl Audio: En-us-brittle.ogg Forms: more brittle [comparative], most brittle [superlative]
  1. Fragile, cassant, friable.
    Sense id: fr-brittle-en-adj-A6CXZoP2 Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
  2. Émotionnellement fragile.
    Sense id: fr-brittle-en-adj-11VSQvEv Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: enbrittlement, brittleness

Noun

IPA: \ˈbɹɪtl̩\, ˈbrɪ.tᵊl Audio: En-us-brittle.ogg Forms: brittles [plural]
  1. Croquant ; préparation de sucre caramélisé et de noix. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: fr-brittle-en-noun-39un4B8x Categories (other): Lexique en anglais de la pâtisserie, Noms indénombrables en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: brickle

Inflected forms

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    "Du moyen anglais britel, du vieil anglais brytel (« fragile, qui peut casser »)."
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        "\\ˌmɔɹ ˈbɹɪtl̩\\",
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      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
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      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "fragile"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "frail"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
      "sense_index": 1,
      "word": "friable"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
      "sense_index": 1,
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    },
    {
      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
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    },
    {
      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
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    {
      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
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      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
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    {
      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
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      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
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      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
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    {
      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
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    {
      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
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      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
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      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
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      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
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      "sense": "Fragile, cassant, friable.",
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