"cap" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /kap/ Audio: Fr-cap.ogg Forms: caps [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Occitan cap, from Latin caput. Doublet of chef. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|oc|cap}} Borrowed from Occitan cap, {{der|fr|la|caput}} Latin caput, {{doublet|fr|chef}} Doublet of chef Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} cap m (plural caps)
  1. (geography) cape Tags: masculine Categories (place): Landforms
    Sense id: en-cap-fr-noun-DtL6JTne Categories (other): French terms with irregularly sounded consonant Disambiguation of French terms with irregularly sounded consonant: 33 3 34 3 26 Topics: geography, natural-sciences
  2. (archaic) head Tags: archaic, masculine
    Sense id: en-cap-fr-noun-ny5tM6Nx
  3. (nautical) heading Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-cap-fr-noun-XmD~WsDs Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms with irregularly sounded consonant Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 22 18 39 1 19 Disambiguation of French terms with irregularly sounded consonant: 33 3 34 3 26 Topics: nautical, transport
  4. (figuratively) goal, direction, course Tags: figuratively, masculine Synonyms: cible
    Sense id: en-cap-fr-noun-1o~hbkkT
  5. (Quebec, geography) cap (summit of a mountain) Tags: Quebec, masculine Categories (topical): Geography
    Sense id: en-cap-fr-noun-p8MXH7iR Categories (other): Quebec French, French terms with irregularly sounded consonant Disambiguation of French terms with irregularly sounded consonant: 33 3 34 3 26 Topics: geography, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cap glacé, de pied en cap

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cap glacé"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "de pied en cap"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "oc",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "caput"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin caput",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "chef"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of chef",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "caps",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "cap m (plural caps)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "fr",
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            "Places",
            "Nature",
            "Names",
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 3 34 3 26",
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          "name": "French terms with irregularly sounded consonant",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ],
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          "cape"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(archaic) head"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "parents": [],
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        }
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      ],
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          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
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        "(nautical) heading"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "strategic course",
          "text": "cap stratégique",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "goal, direction, course"
      ],
      "id": "en-cap-fr-noun-1o~hbkkT",
      "links": [
        [
          "goal",
          "goal"
        ],
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ],
        [
          "course",
          "course"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) goal, direction, course"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cible"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Geography",
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        "cap (summit of a mountain)"
      ],
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        ],
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        ]
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      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
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        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "cap"
}
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    "French countable nouns",
    "French doublets",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French masculine nouns",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms borrowed from Occitan",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms derived from Occitan",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with irregularly sounded consonant",
    "Pages with 18 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "cap glacé"
    },
    {
      "word": "de pied en cap"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      },
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of chef",
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    }
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      "form": "caps",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "cap m (plural caps)",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        "cape"
      ],
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        ],
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          "cape",
          "cape"
        ]
      ],
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        "(geography) cape"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "topics": [
        "geography",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
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        "French terms with archaic senses"
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ],
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        "(archaic) head"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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      ],
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          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "heading",
          "heading"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) heading"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "strategic course",
          "text": "cap stratégique",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "goal, direction, course"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "goal",
          "goal"
        ],
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ],
        [
          "course",
          "course"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) goal, direction, course"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cible"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        "Quebec French",
        "fr:Geography"
      ],
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        "cap (summit of a mountain)"
      ],
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          "geography",
          "geography"
        ],
        [
          "cap",
          "cap#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Quebec, geography) cap (summit of a mountain)"
      ],
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        "Quebec",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "geography",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/kap/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "cap"
}

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