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le forgeron

le forgeron
the blacksmith
From Lesson 325:Prepositions of lack (faute de)·French

Usages of le forgeron

Le forgeron n'a pas pu forger l'acier, faute de charbon.
The blacksmith could not forge the steel, for lack of coal.
Faute d'enclume, le forgeron a dû abandonner son projet.
For lack of an anvil, the blacksmith had to abandon his project.
Le forgeron a raté l'épée, faute d'utiliser le soufflet.
The blacksmith ruined the sword, for lack of using the bellows.
Le forgeron s'en souvient, parce qu'il a tout perdu faute de minerai.
The blacksmith remembers it, because he lost everything for lack of ore.

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