"cap" meaning in French

See cap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kap/ Audio: Fr-cap.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-cap.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-cap.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-cap.wav 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
    Sense id: en-cap-fr-noun-DtL6JTne Categories (other): Landforms, French terms with irregularly sounded consonant Disambiguation of French terms with irregularly sounded consonant: 48 4 21 4 23 Topics: geography, natural-sciences
  2. (archaic) head Tags: archaic, masculine
    Sense id: en-cap-fr-noun-ny5tM6Nx
  3. (nautical) heading Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cap-fr-noun-XmD~WsDs Categories (other): Nautical, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 26 19 42 1 12 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
    Sense id: en-cap-fr-noun-p8MXH7iR Categories (other): Quebec French, Geography Topics: geography, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cap glacé, de pied en cap, mettre le cap

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cap glacé"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "de pied en cap"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    }
  ],
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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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          "kind": "other",
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          "_dis": "48 4 21 4 23",
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        ],
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        "(archaic) head"
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        },
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          "_dis": "26 19 42 1 12",
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          "nautical",
          "nautical"
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          "heading"
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        "(nautical) heading"
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
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            ]
          ],
          "english": "strategic course",
          "text": "cap stratégique",
          "translation": "strategic course",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "goal, direction, course"
      ],
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          "goal"
        ],
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ],
        [
          "course",
          "course"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) goal, direction, course"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cible"
        }
      ],
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        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        "cap (summit of a mountain)"
      ],
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        ],
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          "cap#English"
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        "masculine"
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        "natural-sciences"
      ]
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    "French 1-syllable words",
    "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 21 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "word": "cap glacé"
    },
    {
      "word": "de pied en cap"
    },
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      "word": "mettre le cap"
    }
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      ]
    }
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          "cape"
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        "natural-sciences"
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        "(archaic) head"
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
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}

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