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aubaine

/o.bɛn/

noun, feminine/o.bɛn/plural: aubaines

aubaine is feminine in French.

aubaine (automatic succession of foreigners' goods); godsend, boon, windfall; bargain, steal

“J'avoue que je suis particulièrement reconnaissante aux amies qui veulent bien me prendre avec elles dans leur véhicule. C'est une véritable aubaine pour moi qui n'ai pas d'automédon.” — I admit I'm particularly thankful to my friends who give me a ride in their vehicle. To me it's a real boon, I don't have a driver.

Synonyms: pain bénit, don du ciel, bonne affaire

From aubain (“non-naturalised foreigner”). Later meanings are an extension of the legal sense.

noun, feminine/o.bɛn/plural: aubaines

aubaine is feminine in French.

a variety of wheat

Inherited from Latin albus (“white”)