"Big Brother" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /biɡ bʁɔ.zœʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Big Brother.wav [France] (note: Somain)
Etymology: Borrowed from English Big Brother. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|en:Big Brother|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "big", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "male sibling", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*bʰréh₂tēr", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*brōþēr", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*brōþer", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "brōþor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "brother", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "brother", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Big Brother", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "Big Brother", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="Big Brother">, {{bor+|fr|en|Big Brother}} Borrowed from English Big Brother Head templates: {{fr-prop|m|nolink=1}} Big Brother m
  1. Big Brother Tags: masculine Derived forms: bigbrotherien, bigbrothérien, bigbrotherisme
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