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straw noun

  /stɹɑ/ , /stɹɔ/ , /stɹɔː/
  • (uncountable) Such dried stalks considered collectively; this bulk matter may be a chief salable product, a by-product, fodder, bedding, or green manure, depending on region and on current market conditions.
 paille
  • (countable) A dried stalk of a cereal plant.
 paille, fétu
  • (uncommon) A pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.
 jaune paille

straw adjective

  /stɹɑ/ , /stɹɔ/ , /stɹɔː/
  • Of a pale, yellowish beige colour, like that of a dried straw.
 paille
drinking straw
paille
straw man
homme de paille, épouvantail
last straw
la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase
final straw
déclencheur
soda straw
fistuleuse
the straw that broke the camel's back
la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase
straw hat
chapeau de paille
draw the short straw
tirer la courte paille
a drowning man will clutch at a straw
tout est bon à qui se noie
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