"balai" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ba.lɛ/ Audio: Fr-balai.ogg Forms: balais [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French balai, from ealier balain (“bundle of broom”, 12th c.), ultimately from Proto-Celtic *banatlo- (“broom plant”). It is uncertain whether the Celtic word passed into French through a Gaulish *balano- or rather through Middle Breton balain, balazn, from Old Breton balan. The latter appears more likely. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|balai|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French balai, {{inh+|fr|fro|balai}} Inherited from Old French balai, {{der|fr|cel-pro|*banatlo-||broom plant}} Proto-Celtic *banatlo- (“broom plant”), {{der|fr|cel-gau||*balano-}} Gaulish *balano-, {{der|fr|xbm|balain}} Middle Breton balain, {{der|fr|obt|balan}} Old Breton balan Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} balai m (plural balais)
  1. broom Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-balai-fr-noun-EAoH0eQ2
  2. broomstick flown by witches Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Cleaning
    Sense id: en-balai-fr-noun-3x2PCE5Z Disambiguation of Cleaning: 3 53 3 7 6 20 8 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 77 1 2 2 14 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 2 53 2 3 2 5 3 2 2 6 2 5 2 5 4 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 66 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 5 1 3 1 4 3 1 1
  3. (colloquial) the last bus or train (at night) Tags: colloquial, masculine
    Sense id: en-balai-fr-noun-UUkUznSE
  4. tail (of a bird of prey) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-balai-fr-noun-WL66fV9W
  5. brush (electrical contact) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-balai-fr-noun-R4kQAPlA
  6. blade (of windscreen wiper) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-balai-fr-noun-X2kX1ciM
  7. (slang) year (used in referring to someone’s age) Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-balai-fr-noun-lKEmBVZE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: avoir un balai dans le cul, con comme un balai, donner un coup de balai, du balai, fou comme un balai, manche à balai, voiture-balai

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "avoir un balai dans le cul"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "con comme un balai"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "donner un coup de balai"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "du balai"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "fou comme un balai"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "manche à balai"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
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        "5": "",
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        "tr": "",
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        "plural"
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    }
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        "broom"
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          "langcode": "fr",
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          "orig": "fr:Cleaning",
          "parents": [
            "Home",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
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      "glosses": [
        "broomstick flown by witches"
      ],
      "id": "en-balai-fr-noun-3x2PCE5Z",
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          "broomstick",
          "broomstick"
        ],
        [
          "witch",
          "witch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "the last bus or train (at night)"
      ],
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        [
          "bus",
          "bus"
        ],
        [
          "train",
          "train"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) the last bus or train (at night)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tail (of a bird of prey)"
      ],
      "id": "en-balai-fr-noun-WL66fV9W",
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          "tail",
          "tail"
        ]
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "brush (electrical contact)"
      ],
      "id": "en-balai-fr-noun-R4kQAPlA",
      "links": [
        [
          "brush",
          "brush"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "blade (of windscreen wiper)"
      ],
      "id": "en-balai-fr-noun-X2kX1ciM",
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        [
          "blade",
          "blade"
        ],
        [
          "windscreen wiper",
          "windscreen wiper#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "english": "She’s forty",
          "text": "Elle a quarante balais",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "year (used in referring to someone’s age)"
      ],
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        [
          "year",
          "year"
        ]
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        "(slang) year (used in referring to someone’s age)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ba.lɛ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-balai.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ec/Fr-balai.ogg/Fr-balai.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Fr-balai.ogg"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "balais"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ballet"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ballets"
    }
  ],
  "word": "balai"
}
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    "French entries with incorrect language header",
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    "French nouns",
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    "French terms derived from Middle Breton",
    "French terms derived from Old Breton",
    "French terms derived from Old French",
    "French terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 10 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    },
    {
      "word": "con comme un balai"
    },
    {
      "word": "donner un coup de balai"
    },
    {
      "word": "du balai"
    },
    {
      "word": "fou comme un balai"
    },
    {
      "word": "manche à balai"
    },
    {
      "word": "voiture-balai"
    }
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    }
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      ],
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        [
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          "broom"
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      "glosses": [
        "broomstick flown by witches"
      ],
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        [
          "broomstick",
          "broomstick"
        ],
        [
          "witch",
          "witch"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the last bus or train (at night)"
      ],
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        [
          "bus",
          "bus"
        ],
        [
          "train",
          "train"
        ]
      ],
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        "(colloquial) the last bus or train (at night)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tail (of a bird of prey)"
      ],
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        [
          "tail",
          "tail"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "brush (electrical contact)"
      ],
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        [
          "brush",
          "brush"
        ]
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "blade (of windscreen wiper)"
      ],
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          "blade"
        ],
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          "windscreen wiper#English"
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        "masculine"
      ]
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          "text": "Elle a quarante balais",
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        }
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        "year (used in referring to someone’s age)"
      ],
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        [
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        "(slang) year (used in referring to someone’s age)"
      ],
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        "masculine",
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      "ipa": "/ba.lɛ/"
    },
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      "audio": "Fr-balai.ogg",
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    },
    {
      "homophone": "balais"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ballet"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ballets"
    }
  ],
  "word": "balai"
}

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