Argot - French Slang - W
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| un wagon
[va go(n)] train car; truckload Ce train a plus de cent wagons - This train has more than a hundred cars. J'ai acheté un wagon de cèdre - I bought a truckload of cedar wood. (informal) - stacks, piles, tons Il y a tout un wagon de livres - There are tons of books. Related: un wagonnet - small truck
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| *Pronunciation
notes
Due to the limitations of HTML, I cannot use true phonetic symbols. I tried to be as straightforward as possible, but please refer to this chart to understand my pronunciation symbols. Note that this is only a guide to help you get the most out of the sound file. Please refer to a dictionary for the exact pronunciation. |
a | father | ||
| ay | hate | |||
| e | bed | |||
| ee | meet | |||
| euh | full | |||
| o | go | |||
| uh | the | |||
| u | fool | |||
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| zh | mirage |
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