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un fleuve

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Definition: river

La Loire est le plus long fleuve de France - The Loire River is the longest river in France.

La vie n'est pas un long fleuve tranquille - Life isn't a bed of roses

Note: Un fleuve is a river that flows into the sea, as opposed to une rivière, which flows into another rivière or a fleuve.

Invariable adjective: -fleuve - marathon, never-ending

J'ai failli m'endormir pendant son discours-fleuve - I almost fell asleep during his never-ending speech

un roman-fleuve - saga

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