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pétillant

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Definition: (adj) - bubbly, sparkling

Il n'aime pas l'eau pétillante - He doesn't like bubbly water.

Ses yeux pétillants m'ont piégé - Her sparkling eyes trapped me.

Related: le pétillement - crackling, bubbling, sparkling; pétiller - to crackle, bubble, sparkle

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