No. 10,541 in French

mage

Mage: A magician or sorcerer.

In a sentence

Le mage puissant a lancé un sort pour protéger le village.
The powerful mage cast a spell to protect the village.
In this sentence, 'mage' is used as a noun to describe a fairy tale magician.
Apprendre les arts magiques demande une discipline de mage.
Learning magical arts requires mage discipline.
Here, 'mage' is used adjectivally to convey something related to the qualities of a magician.
Elle s'est déguisée en mage pour la fête costumée.
She disguised herself as a mage for the costume party.
In this sentence, 'mage' illustrates assuming the role or appearance of a sorcerer for entertainment.

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