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un fouet

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Definition: whip, whisk

J'ai entendu le claquement d'un fouet - I heard the crack of a whip.

Le fouet est un outil essentiel dans la cuisine - The whisk is an essential tool in the kitchen.

un coup de fouet - (lit) lash, (fig) boost

Le café me donne un coup de fouet le matin

Related: fouetter - to whip, flog; le fouettement - whipping; le père Fouettard - the Bogeyman

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