tondu

tondu, e [tɔ̃dy]

past participle of tondre adjective

[cheveux, tête] closely-cropped ; [personne] with closely-cropped hair

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1.

tondue tɔ̃dy adjectif

1) [mouton] shorn; [chien] clipped

2) [cheveux] shorn; [crâne] shaven GB, shaved; [prisonnier] with a shaven head (après n)

2.

nom masculin, féminin skinhead

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tɔ̃dy tondu, -e

1. pp

See:

tondre

2. adj

1) (cheveux) cropped, (crâne) shorn

2) (mouton) shorn

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tondu, tondue

A pp ⇒ tondre.

B pp adj

1 [mouton] shorn; [chien] clipped;

2 [cheveux] shorn; [crâne] shaven GB, shaved; [prisonnier] (rasé) with a shaven head (après n).

C nm,f skinhead; ⇒ pelé.

(féminin tondue) [tɔ̃dy] adjectif

1. [crâne] closely cropped

2. [mouton] shorn

[caniche] clipped

3. [pelouse] mowed, mown

[haie] clipped

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, tondue [tɔ̃dy] nom masculin, nom féminin

[personne tondue]person with close-cropped hair

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nom masculin

(familier & vieilli) [moine] monk

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tondue nom féminin

HISTOIRE

les tonduesFrench women whose heads were shaved at the end of World War II for fraternizing with Germans