marchand de sable
French
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/maʁ.ʃɑ̃ d(ə) sabl/
Noun
marchand
de
sable
m
(
plural
marchands de sable
)
(
folklore
)
sandman
Le
marchand de sable
est passé.
―
The
sandman
passed.
Usage notes
Not to be confused with
marchand de sommeil
(
“
slumlord
”
)
.