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naufrage.

shipwreck (event where a ship sinks or runs aground)

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/no.fʁaʒ//nɔ.fʁaʒ/

  1. shipwreck (event where a ship sinks or runs aground)

    masculine
    faire naufrage

  2. disaster, catastrophe; collapse

    figuratively · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Middle French naufrage (15th c.), a borrowing from Latin naufragium.

verb/no.fʁaʒ//nɔ.fʁaʒ/

  1. inflection of naufrager: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of naufrager: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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