No. 3,691 in French

oscar

A prestigious film award.

In a sentence

J'ai toujours rêvé de gagner un Oscar pour ma performance.
I have always dreamed of winning an Oscar for my performance.
Here 'Oscar' is used as a proper noun referring to the prestigious statuette given at the Academy Awards.
Oscar est venu chez moi hier pour discuter d'un projet.
Oscar came to my place yesterday to discuss a project.
In this sentence, 'Oscar' is used as a masculine given name representing a specific individual.
Dans certaines régions, le mot "oscar" peut être employé dans le jargon pour désigner une récompense.
In some regions, the word "oscar" can be used in slang to denote an award.
Here 'oscar' is mentioned as a generic term or slang used to describe an award or prize.

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