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No. 12,290 in French

écope

A bailer (tool used to remove water).

In a sentence

  • L'équipage écope l'eau qui a pénétré dans le bateau.

    The crew is bailing out the water that entered the boat.

    In this sentence, 'écope' refers to the action of removing or bailing water using a container.

  • Il écope d'une amende pour avoir stationné illégalement.

    He receives a fine for parking illegally.

    In this context, 'écope' means to receive or incur something, typically in a punitive sense.

  • Pierre écope toujours des tâches les plus difficiles au travail.

    Pierre always ends up with the most difficult tasks at work.

    Here, 'écope' implies being assigned or taking on responsibilities or tasks.

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