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paysan
/pe.i.zɑ̃/
peasant or farmer
Le paysan laboure son champ au printemps.
The farmer ploughs his field in spring.
general
a peasant or small farmer
Les paysans vendent leurs légumes au marché.
Farmers sell their vegetables at the market.
Mon grand-père était paysan en Bretagne.
My grandfather was a farmer in Brittany.
informal
rude person, pejorative use
Ne sois pas si paysan à table.
Do not be so rude at the table.
Synonyms
Word Origin
From pays + -an.
Dictionnaire Français-Anglais