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  2. /The imperfect tense of être (j'étais, tu étais)
  3. /ridicule

ridicule

ridicule
ridiculous
From Lesson 130:The imperfect tense of être (j'étais, tu étais)·French

Usages of ridicule

Tu étais studieux, mais jamais ridicule.
You were studious, but never ridiculous.
À cette époque, c'était une mode ridicule.
At that time, it was a ridiculous fashion.
La raison pour laquelle il amasse ces pièces inutiles est ridicule.
The reason for which he amasses these useless coins is ridiculous.
Pour ne pas paraître ridicule, le snob s'est pavané comme s'il avait gagné.
In order not to appear ridiculous, the snob strutted as if he had won.

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