braquage

French

Etymology

From braquer +‎ -age.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bʁa.kaʒ/
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Noun

braquage m (plural braquages)

(informal) robbery (especially armed robbery), hold-up, stickup; raid
le braquage d’une banque ― a bank robbery; robbing a bank

Usage notes

Formerly slang, but has now entered common use.

See also

Further reading

“braquage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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