"fléau" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [French]

IPA: /fle.o/ Audio: Fr-fléau.ogg Forms: fléaux [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French flaiel, flael, flayau, inherited from Latin flagellum. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|flaiel|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French flaiel, {{inh+|fr|fro|flaiel}} Inherited from Old French flaiel, {{m|fro|flael}} flael, {{m|fro|flayau}} flayau, {{inh|fr|la|flagellum}} Latin flagellum Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} fléau m (plural fléaux)
  1. a flail, either tool or weapon Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Tools, Weapons
    Sense id: en-fléau-fr-noun-UBGdKZai Disambiguation of Tools: 59 32 9 Disambiguation of Weapons: 64 19 18
  2. a scourge; a curse, a calamity or a plague Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-fléau-fr-noun-WnsmS1wL Disambiguation of Violence: 38 50 12
  3. (mechanics) the beam of a mechanical balance Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Mechanics
    Sense id: en-fléau-fr-noun-NNAQNeUT Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 16 28 55 Topics: engineering, mechanical-engineering, mechanics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: flageller

Inflected forms

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