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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. profane [pʀɔfan] ADJ

1. profane (non religieux):

profane fête, art, littérature
secular
amour profane
profane love

2. profane (non initié):

être profane en la matière
to know nothing about the subject, to be a layman

II. profane [pʀɔfan] N mf

1. profane (non-initié):

profane
layman/laywoman

2. profane REL:

profane
nonbeliever

III. profane [pʀɔfan] N m

le profane et le sacré
the sacred and the profane

profaner [pʀɔfane] VB trans

profaner temple, tombe
to desecrate
profaner sentiment, mémoire, nom, beauté
to defile
profaner famille, institution
to debase
profaner innocence
to violate
English
English
French
French
profane
profane
profane
profaner
layperson
profane mf
layman (gen)
profane m
the uninitiated + vb pl
le profane
secular belief, music
profane
the uninformed + vb pl
le profane
desecrate altar, shrine
profaner
defile
profaner

in the PONS Dictionary

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French
English
English

I. profane [pʀɔfan] ADJ

1. profane (ignorant):

profane auditoire, public
lay
je suis profane en la matière
I'm uninitiated in the subject

2. profane (↔ religieux):

profane musique
profane
profane fête, monde
secular

II. profane [pʀɔfan] N mf (non initié)

profane
layman m
profane
laywoman f
les profanes
the uninitiated

III. profane [pʀɔfan] N m REL

le profane
the profane

profaner [pʀɔfane] VB trans

profaner
to profane
English
English
French
French
layman
profane m
lay
profane
laywoman
profane f
profane
profane
desecrate
profaner
violate a tomb
profaner
in the PONS Dictionary
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French
English
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I. profane [pʀɔfan] ADJ

1. profane (ignorant):

profane
lay
je suis profane en la matière
I'm a layman in the subject

2. profane (↔ religieux):

profane musique
profane

II. profane [pʀɔfan] N mf (non initié)

profane
layman m
profane
laywoman f
les profanes
the uninitiated

III. profane [pʀɔfan] N m REL

le profane
the profane

profaner [pʀɔfane] VB trans

profaner
to profane
English
English
French
French
laywoman
profane f
layman
profane m
lay
profane
profane
profane
desecrate
profaner
violate a tomb
profaner
Présent
jeprofane
tuprofanes
il/elle/onprofane
nousprofanons
vousprofanez
ils/ellesprofanent
Imparfait
jeprofanais
tuprofanais
il/elle/onprofanait
nousprofanions
vousprofaniez
ils/ellesprofanaient
Passé simple
jeprofanai
tuprofanas
il/elle/onprofana
nousprofanâmes
vousprofanâtes
ils/ellesprofanèrent
Futur simple
jeprofanerai
tuprofaneras
il/elle/onprofanera
nousprofanerons
vousprofanerez
ils/ellesprofaneront
See further verb tables

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

je suis profane en la matière
I'm uninitiated in the subject
le profane
the profane

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