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"forain"

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Definition: (noun) - fairground entertainer, carnie

Travailler comme forain, ça doit être intéressant - Working as a carnie must be interesting.

(adj) - of a fairground/carnival

J'ai visité toutes les baraques foraines - I visited all of the carnival stalls.

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