"poltrono" meaning in Esperanto

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Noun

IPA: [polˈtrono] Forms: poltronon [accusative, singular], poltronoj [plural], poltronojn [accusative, plural]
Rhymes: -ono Etymology: From French poltron, perhaps via Ido poltrono. Compare English poltroon. Etymology templates: {{der|eo|fr|poltron}} French poltron, {{borrowed|eo|io|poltrono}} Ido poltrono, {{cog|en|poltroon}} English poltroon Head templates: {{eo-noun}} poltrono (accusative singular poltronon, plural poltronoj, accusative plural poltronojn)
  1. (literary, rare) coward Tags: literary, rare Synonyms: malkuraĝulo, timulo
    Sense id: en-poltrono-eo-noun-oZPSyZ-5 Categories (other): Esperanto entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "poltron"
      },
      "expansion": "French poltron",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "io",
        "3": "poltrono"
      },
      "expansion": "Ido poltrono",
      "name": "borrowed"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "poltroon"
      },
      "expansion": "English poltroon",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From French poltron, perhaps via Ido poltrono. Compare English poltroon.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "poltronon",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "poltronoj",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "poltronojn",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "poltrono (accusative singular poltronon, plural poltronoj, accusative plural poltronojn)",
      "name": "eo-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pol‧tro‧no"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Only crazy people and cowards refuse war when their fatherland is in danger...",
          "ref": "2005, Armela LeQuint, Ĵak Le Puil, transl., Vojaĝo ĝis noktofino, Louis Ferdinand Céline:",
          "text": "Nur frenezuloj kaj poltronoj rifuzas militon kiam ilia patrio estas en danĝero...",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Are you fleeing now, Torstein the Coward?",
          "ref": "2011, Baldur Ragnarsson, transl., Sagao de Egil:",
          "text": "Ĉu vi nun fuĝas, Torstein la Poltrono?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "And it's not possible to know beforehand whether you'll be a hero or a coward.",
          "ref": "2015, Sten Johansson, Skabio:",
          "text": "Kaj ne eblas antaŭe scii, ĉu oni estos heroo aŭ poltrono.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "coward"
      ],
      "id": "en-poltrono-eo-noun-oZPSyZ-5",
      "links": [
        [
          "coward",
          "coward"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, rare) coward"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "malkuraĝulo"
        },
        {
          "word": "timulo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[polˈtrono]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ono"
    }
  ],
  "word": "poltrono"
}
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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        "2": "io",
        "3": "poltrono"
      },
      "expansion": "Ido poltrono",
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "poltroon"
      },
      "expansion": "English poltroon",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From French poltron, perhaps via Ido poltrono. Compare English poltroon.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "poltronon",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "poltronoj",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "poltronojn",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "poltrono (accusative singular poltronon, plural poltronoj, accusative plural poltronojn)",
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "pol‧tro‧no"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
        "Esperanto lemmas",
        "Esperanto literary terms",
        "Esperanto nouns",
        "Esperanto nouns with red links in their headword lines",
        "Esperanto terms borrowed from Ido",
        "Esperanto terms derived from French",
        "Esperanto terms derived from Ido",
        "Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Esperanto terms with quotations",
        "Esperanto terms with rare senses",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned",
        "Rhymes:Esperanto/ono"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Only crazy people and cowards refuse war when their fatherland is in danger...",
          "ref": "2005, Armela LeQuint, Ĵak Le Puil, transl., Vojaĝo ĝis noktofino, Louis Ferdinand Céline:",
          "text": "Nur frenezuloj kaj poltronoj rifuzas militon kiam ilia patrio estas en danĝero...",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "Are you fleeing now, Torstein the Coward?",
          "ref": "2011, Baldur Ragnarsson, transl., Sagao de Egil:",
          "text": "Ĉu vi nun fuĝas, Torstein la Poltrono?",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "And it's not possible to know beforehand whether you'll be a hero or a coward.",
          "ref": "2015, Sten Johansson, Skabio:",
          "text": "Kaj ne eblas antaŭe scii, ĉu oni estos heroo aŭ poltrono.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "coward"
      ],
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          "coward",
          "coward"
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        "(literary, rare) coward"
      ],
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        "literary",
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[polˈtrono]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ono"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "malkuraĝulo"
    },
    {
      "word": "timulo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "poltrono"
}

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