Definition: blade, sprig, yarn
Il y a un brin d'herbe sur ta chemise. - There's a blade of grass on your shirt.
Elle porte un brin de muguet dans les cheveux - She has a sprig of lily of the valley in her hair.
(informal) - a bit
Il n'a pas un brin de bon sens - He doesn't have a bit of common sense.
Related: une brindille - twig
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Il y a un brin d'herbe sur ta chemise. - There's a blade of grass on your shirt.
Elle porte un brin de muguet dans les cheveux - She has a sprig of lily of the valley in her hair.
(informal) - a bit
Il n'a pas un brin de bon sens - He doesn't have a bit of common sense.
Related: une brindille - twig
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Pronunciation: [breh(n)]Audio Link
