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noun, masculine

aplomb

/a.plɔ̃/

noun, masculine/a.plɔ̃/plural: aplombs

vertical line, as measured with a plumb line; stability, equilibrium, uprightness, plumb; aplomb, self-confidence

Bien prendre l’aplomb.To take well the plumb-line.

From fil à plomb (“plumb line”).