"galère" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: galères [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French galère, from Latin galea (“galley”). Originally referred to a type of ship, then metaphorically to difficult situations or unpleasant groups of people. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|galère}} French galère, {{der|en|la|galea}} Latin galea Head templates: {{en-noun}} galère (plural galères)
  1. (rare, chiefly literary) An undesirable, difficult, or burdensome situation. Tags: literary, rare
    Sense id: en-galère-en-noun-Y5X4-DVL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37
  2. (by extension) A group of people regarded as troublesome or unwelcome. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-galère-en-noun-U0ATO2Ph

Adjective [French]

IPA: /ɡa.lɛʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Ltrlg-galère.wav Forms: galères [plural]
Etymology: From Catalan galera, from Medieval Latin galēra, alternative form of galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea). Compare galée, from Old French, directly from Latin galea. Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|ca|galera}} Catalan galera, {{der|fr|ML.|galēra}} Medieval Latin galēra, {{der|fr|gkm|γάλεα}} Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), {{cog|fro|-}} Old French, {{cog|la|galea}} Latin galea Head templates: {{fr-adj}} galère (plural galères)
  1. (colloquial) difficult; hellish Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-galère-fr-adj-yyGS5QeZ

Noun [French]

IPA: /ɡa.lɛʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Ltrlg-galère.wav Forms: galères [plural]
Etymology: From Catalan galera, from Medieval Latin galēra, alternative form of galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea). Compare galée, from Old French, directly from Latin galea. Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|ca|galera}} Catalan galera, {{der|fr|ML.|galēra}} Medieval Latin galēra, {{der|fr|gkm|γάλεα}} Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), {{cog|fro|-}} Old French, {{cog|la|galea}} Latin galea Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} galère f (plural galères)
  1. (nautical) galley (kind of ship) Tags: feminine Synonyms: galée
    Sense id: en-galère-fr-noun-e1Qf4j0e Categories (other): Nautical, Watercraft Disambiguation of Watercraft: 0 94 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (in the plural) torturous forced labor (long done at the oars of state galleys) Tags: feminine, in-plural Synonyms: bagne
    Sense id: en-galère-fr-noun-5f1XGPXP
  3. (by extension, informal) a terrible task, drudge, ordeal, problem Tags: broadly, feminine, informal
    Sense id: en-galère-fr-noun-wa3Gc2BP
  4. a type of oven Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-galère-fr-noun-ke311079
  5. (historical) mason's cart, for loading building materials Tags: feminine, historical
    Sense id: en-galère-fr-noun-bQP-kCBJ Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 3 5 3 8 4 4 31 3 1 24 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 2 3 2 8 3 2 40 2 1 29 4 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 3 7 9 3 32 2 1 27 12
  6. a group of people having a common interest, especially a coterie of undesirable people Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-galère-fr-noun-0lF0QwqA
  7. an unpleasant situation Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-galère-fr-noun-KAFv6-Qy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: galérien [masculine], vogue la galère Related terms: galéasse

Verb [French]

IPA: /ɡa.lɛʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Ltrlg-galère.wav
Etymology: From Catalan galera, from Medieval Latin galēra, alternative form of galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea). Compare galée, from Old French, directly from Latin galea. Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|ca|galera}} Catalan galera, {{der|fr|ML.|galēra}} Medieval Latin galēra, {{der|fr|gkm|γάλεα}} Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea), {{cog|fro|-}} Old French, {{cog|la|galea}} Latin galea Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} galère
  1. inflection of galérer:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: galérer
    Sense id: en-galère-fr-verb-OjvUxrb1 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 3 7 9 3 32 2 1 27 12
  2. inflection of galérer:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: galérer
    Sense id: en-galère-fr-verb-8xqo28y9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Slavery Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 3 7 9 3 32 2 1 27 12 Disambiguation of Slavery: 11 6 12 10 6 10 8 11 11 15

Inflected forms

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      "word": "galéasse"
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        "(nautical) galley (kind of ship)"
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              12,
              19
            ]
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          "english": "send [them] to forced labor",
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        "(in the plural) torturous forced labor (long done at the oars of state galleys)"
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        {
          "word": "bagne"
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              13
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              10,
              16
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          "english": "it's a hassle",
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        }
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "a type of oven"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "mason's cart, for loading building materials"
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        "(historical) mason's cart, for loading building materials"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "a group of people having a common interest, especially a coterie of undesirable people"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an unpleasant situation"
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      ]
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        "difficult; hellish"
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