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un creux

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Definition: hollow, hole; slack period

Il s'est caché dans le creux de cet arbre - He hid in the hollow of this tree

Il y a toujours un creux le lundi - There's always a slack period on Mondays

Creux is also an adjective - hollow, slack, concave

Expressions: avoir un petit creux un petit creux (informal) - to be a little hungry/peckish; avoir une dent creuse - to have a cavity, (inf) to be hungry; J'ai la tête/cervelle creuse - My mind is blank

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