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nègre meaning in English

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nègre nom {m}

nigger◼◼◼(black person (derogatory))
noun
[UK: ˈnɪ.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈnɪ.ɡər]
He's a nigger. = C'est un nègre.

Negro [Negros]◼◼◼(black person)
noun
[UK: ˈniː.ɡrəʊ] [US: ˈniːɡro.ʊ]

nigga◼◼◻(ethnic slur)
noun

ghostwriter [ghostwriters]◼◼◻(professional writer for another person)
noun
[UK: ˈɡəʊst.ˌraɪ.tə] [US: ˈɡəʊst.ˌraɪ.tə]
He's a ghostwriter. = C'est un nègre.

nègre adjectif

negro◼◼◼(offensive: relating to the black ethnicity)
adjective
[UK: ˈniː.ɡrəʊ] [US: ˈniːɡro.ʊ]

nègre libre nom {m}

maroon [maroons](runaway slave)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈruːn] [US: mə.ˈruːn]

nègre littéraire nom {m}

ghostwriter [ghostwriters]◼◼◼(professional writer for another person)
noun
[UK: ˈɡəʊst.ˌraɪ.tə] [US: ˈɡəʊst.ˌraɪ.tə]

nègre marron nom {m}

maroon [maroons]◼◼◼(runaway slave)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈruːn] [US: mə.ˈruːn]

mésange nègre nom {f}

southern black tit(Melaniparus niger)
noun

petit-nègre adjectif

broken◼◼◼(poorly spoken)
adjective
[UK: ˈbrəʊkən] [US: ˈbroʊkən]

senègre nom {m}

fenugreek(plant and vegetable)
noun
[UK: ˈfe.nuː.ˌɡrik] [US: ˈfe.nuː.ˌɡrik]

travailler comme un nègre verbe

work one's fingers to the boneverb