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Éculé

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Definition: (adj) - worn down, worn out

Ses nouvelles chaussures sont déjà éculées - His new shoes are already worn down (at the heel).

Arrête avec ces plaisanteries éculées ! - Stop with these worn out jokes!

Related: éculer - to wear down at the heel; s'éculer - to become hackneyed, wear thin

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