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[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yeah désuet and flâneur are as common in French as abandoned and loiterer are in English. I'd say only the first word describes something that there isn't another common word for.

[–] Orygin@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] Leviathan@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

It is, but I can't say I would use it in everyday conversation like the other two.

[–] Noodle07@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I still see them used regularly, it's different than those English words most people don't even know.