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bottom

Pronunciation: /ˈbɒtəm/

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French translation of bottom

A. n

  • 1 (of hill, steps, wall) pied (m); (of page, list) bas (m); (of bag, bottle, hole, river, sea, garden) fond (m); (of boat) carène (f); (of vase, box) dessous (m); (of league) dernière place (f) at the bottom of the pile = sous le tas to be bottom of the class = être dernier/-ière de la classe

B. adj

C. (colloq) n pl

Idioms

to get to the bottom of a matter

découvrir le fin fond d'une affaire

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