flegme

French

Alternative forms

phlegme (archaic, obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old French fleume (with etymological re-formation), from Late Latin phlegma, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma). Doublet of flemme.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /flɛɡm/
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Noun

flegme m (plural flegmes)

(medicine, historical) phlegm
composure
Le flegme de cet homme me met au désespoir. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Le flegme britannique. ― British composure.

Further reading

“flegme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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