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les affranchis

freedmen, freed slaves

→ affranchi
noun · plural Rare #39,663
freedmen, freed slaves Usually refers to people who were formerly enslaved and have been freed, especially in historical contexts.
FR: Les affranchis ont obtenu leur liberté après de nombreuses années d'esclavage.
EN: The freedmen obtained their freedom after many years of slavery.

Si ç'avait été des affranchis, j'aurais rien entendu du tout.

If they’d been freedmen, I wouldn’t have heard a thing at all.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Il y avait des affranchis dans tous les coins.

There were freedmen everywhere.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

C'était moins dur pour les affranchis.

It was less difficult for the freedmen.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

Des affranchis.

Freedmen.

— Les Affranchis (1990)