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un balai

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Definition: broom, brush

Je dois acheter un balai - I need to buy a broom.

Related: un balai éponge - sponge mop; un balai mécanique - carpet sweeper; balayer - to sweep; passer le balai - to sweep; donner un coup de balai - to give the floor a (quick) sweep, (fig) to make a clean sweep; avoir xx balais (fam) - to be xx years old; Du balai ! (inf) - Beat it! Get lost!

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