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subalterne

Definition: (noun, adj) - subordinate, inferior

Les subalternes gagnent moins que les directeurs. - Subordinates earn less than managers.

Il a un rôle subalterne dans ce projet - He has an inferior role in this plan.

Related: alterne (adj) - alternate; alterner - to alternate, rotate

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Pronunciation: [su bal tern]

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