"cascade" meaning in French

See cascade in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kas.kad/ Audio: Fr-cascade.ogg Forms: cascades [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian cascata, from cascare (“to fall”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|it|cascata}} Borrowed from Italian cascata Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} cascade f (plural cascades)
  1. cascade (waterfall) Tags: feminine Synonyms: chute d'eau
    Sense id: en-cascade-fr-noun-ms0sn7I2 Categories (other): Waterfalls Disambiguation of Waterfalls: 30 2 14 13 26 13
  2. cascade (series of event) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cascade-fr-noun-XP0WstUs
  3. (juggling) cascade Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cascade-fr-noun-~Xgq1qfT Categories (other): Juggling, Waterfalls Disambiguation of Waterfalls: 30 2 14 13 26 13 Topics: arts, hobbies, juggling, lifestyle, performing-arts, sports
  4. a stunt performed for cinematic imitation or entertainment Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cascade-fr-noun-WsRnQ54A Categories (other): Waterfalls Disambiguation of Waterfalls: 30 2 14 13 26 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cascader
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /kas.kad/ Audio: Fr-cascade.ogg
Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} cascade
  1. inflection of cascader:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: cascader
    Sense id: en-cascade-fr-verb-9lZyFj7M Categories (other): Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, Waterfalls Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 1 1 5 4 5 12 5 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 6 5 12 5 14 0 0 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 9 1 23 18 34 16 Disambiguation of Waterfalls: 30 2 14 13 26 13
  2. inflection of cascader:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: cascader
    Sense id: en-cascade-fr-verb-9H5TGZao Categories (other): Waterfalls Disambiguation of Waterfalls: 30 2 14 13 26 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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