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le bois

By Laura K. Lawless, About.com

Definition: wood

J'aime les chaises en bois - I like wooden chairs.

Related:

un chèque en bois - rubber/bounced check

Son visage est de bois - His face is impassive.

Je ne suis pas de bois - I'm only human, I'm not made of stone.

Je ne suis pas du bois dont on fait les flûtes - I'm not going to get pushed around.

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