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"la baraque"

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Definition: shed, hut, stand, stall

Tu peux mettre les pelles dans la baraque - You can put the shovels in the shed

J'ai loué une baraque à la foire - I rented a stand at the fair

(informal) - shack, digs, dump

Quelle baraque ! - What a dump!

Related: baraqué (inf adj) - well-built, hefty; un baraquement - group of huts, military camp

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Pronunciation: [bah rahk]Audio Link

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