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  1. n. Plural form of papillon.

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  • “I've photographed other "papillons" (mostly camera shy) -- but this one thought she was Brigitte Bardot.”

    vernissage - French Word-A-Day

  • “Moi, c'est les papillons que je préfère . idea of 'all the butterflies', compared with 'all the dragonflies'.”

    faux amis - French Word-A-Day

  • “CE SONT toujours les mêmes papillons que je trouve dans mon jardin: les paons du jour, les vulcains, les 'petites tortues' et les piérides blanches ou jaunes.”

    faux amis - French Word-A-Day

  • “Do you think a French STICKLER would still wince at "Moi, c'est les papillons que je préfère," the way I think an English STICKLER would wince at "It's him.”

    faux amis - French Word-A-Day

  • “- EX: "Tu préfères les papillons ou les libellules?”

    faux amis - French Word-A-Day

  • “The result: National Mill Dog Rescue, where on any given day 150 to 200 dogs — pugs, papillons, Shih Tzus, Yorkies, American Eskimo dogs, cocker spaniels, every popular pet store breed — are in rehab.”

    USA Today: Breeder dogs learn to be pets at National Mill Dog Rescue

  • “Tu vas recommencer a chasser les papillons dans peu de temps.”

    subir - French Word-A-Day

  • “La plume de l'écrivain est aux pensées ce que le filet du chasseur est aux papillons.”

    Savoir Vivre

  • “EX: "Tu préfères les papillons ou les libellules?”

    faux amis - French Word-A-Day

  • “On the other hand: "CE SONT toujours les mêmes papillons que je trouve dans mon jardin: les paons du jour, les vulcains, les 'petites tortues' et les piérides blanches ou jaunes.”

    faux amis - French Word-A-Day

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