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"un casseur"

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Definition: rioter; (familiar) burglar; scrap dealer

Des milliers de casseurs ont protesté contre la nouvelle loi - Thousands of rioters protested the new law

Il travaille en tant que casseur - He works as a scrap dealer

Related: casser - to break

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Pronunciation: [ka seur]Audio Link

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