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Philip
portmanteau = mot-valise?
Just checking because I'm suspicious:
English has a word "portmanteau", meaning a new word made from two other words.
Is the correct translation "mot-valise" in French? I don't want to confuse people by asking them about luggage when I'm trying to ask about language.
Oct 23, 2018 2:38 PM
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yes, this is the definition for "mot-valise".
I didn't know that we say this way in english :) thanks for this new word!
October 23, 2018
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