indulgent
/ɛ̃dylʒɑ̃/
adjective
B1
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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lenient
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Le professeur a été indulgent avec les retardataires.
The teacher was lenient with the latecomers.
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Similar words
Close — a lenient person is often described as "soft" on rules.
Similar in other languages
Practice
1 What does indulgent mean?
lenient
2 Fill the gap: Le professeur a été ___ avec les retardataires.
Full sentence: Le professeur a été indulgent avec les retardataires. (The teacher was lenient with the latecomers.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches indulgent?
indulgent: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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