flegme

== French == === Alternative forms === phlegme (archaic, obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Old French fleume (with etymological re-formation), from Late Latin phlegma, from Ancient Greek φλέγμα (phlégma). Doublet of flemme. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /flɛɡm/ === Noun === flegme m (plural flegmes) (medicine, historical) phlegm composure Le flegme de cet homme me met au désespoir. ― The composure of this man puts me in despair. Le flegme britannique. ― British composure. === Further reading === “flegme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012