"char" meaning in French

See char in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʃaʁ/, /ʃɑʁ/ [Quebec], /ʃar/ [Louisiana], /ʃau/ [Louisiana] Audio: Fr-char.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-char.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-char.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-char.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-char.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-char.wav Forms: chars [plural]
Rhymes: -aʁ Etymology: Inherited from Old French char, from Latin carrus, a loan from Transalpine Gaulish. Doublet of car (“coach”), a borrowing from English. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|char|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French char, {{inh+|fr|fro|char}} Inherited from Old French char, {{inh|fr|la|carrus}} Latin carrus, {{der|fr|xtg|-}} Transalpine Gaulish, {{doublet|fr|car|t1=coach}} Doublet of car (“coach”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} char m (plural chars)
  1. chariot, carriage Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-char-fr-noun-Rl6PuUoX Categories (other): Rail transportation Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 15 15 15 18 19 18
  2. (parade) float Tags: masculine Synonyms: flotte
    Sense id: en-char-fr-noun-dqfiNNxU Categories (other): Rail transportation Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 15 15 15 18 19 18
  3. (military) tank Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-char-fr-noun-KBo3R393 Categories (other): Military, Rail transportation, Vehicles Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 15 15 15 18 19 18 Disambiguation of Vehicles: 10 1 18 24 26 20 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. (North America) car, automobile Tags: North-America, masculine Synonyms: automobile, voiture
    Sense id: en-char-fr-noun-ERaM8JRj Categories (other): North American French, French entries with incorrect language header, Automobiles, Rail transportation, Vehicles Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 2 2 25 35 29 Disambiguation of Automobiles: 22 4 4 47 4 19 Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 15 15 15 18 19 18 Disambiguation of Vehicles: 10 1 18 24 26 20
  5. (Louisiana) train Tags: Louisiana, masculine Synonyms: char de chemin de fer, char de haleine, char à vapeur, gros char, train
    Sense id: en-char-fr-noun-EW9UxB0E Categories (other): Louisiana French, French entries with incorrect language header, Rail transportation, Vehicles Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 2 2 25 35 29 Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 15 15 15 18 19 18 Disambiguation of Vehicles: 10 1 18 24 26 20
  6. (Louisiana, Missouri) train car, coach Tags: Louisiana, masculine Synonyms: traîneau, voiture
    Sense id: en-char-fr-noun-pjeb1UUa Categories (other): Louisiana French, Missouri French, French entries with incorrect language header, Rail transportation, Vehicles Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 7 2 2 25 35 29 Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 15 15 15 18 19 18 Disambiguation of Vehicles: 10 1 18 24 26 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anti-ch, arrête ton char, avoir son char, char à bagages, char à bœufs, char à cerf-volant, char à faux, char à fret, char à glace, char à l’électricité, char à passagers, char à vapeur, char à voile, char allégorique, char d'assaut, char de chemin de fer, char de combat, char de guerre, char de haleine, char de l’État, char de Vénus, char électrique, char léger, char lourd, char-à-bancs, char-à-bras, charrerie, charrette, charriot, course de chars, c’est pas les gros chars, gros char, gros chars, le char de l’État navigue sur un volcan, monter un char, petits chars, porte-char Related terms: carrière, charger, chariot, charpente, charrier, charrière, charriot, charroi, charron, charroyer, charrue, kart, karting

Inflected forms

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      "word": "avoir son char"
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    "French countable nouns",
    "French doublets",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
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    "French nouns",
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    "French terms derived from Transalpine Gaulish",
    "French terms inherited from Latin",
    "French terms inherited from Old French",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 15 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    {
      "word": "anti-ch"
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    {
      "word": "arrête ton char"
    },
    {
      "word": "avoir son char"
    },
    {
      "word": "char à bagages"
    },
    {
      "word": "char à bœufs"
    },
    {
      "word": "char à cerf-volant"
    },
    {
      "word": "char à faux"
    },
    {
      "word": "char à fret"
    },
    {
      "word": "char à glace"
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    {
      "word": "char à l’électricité"
    },
    {
      "word": "char à passagers"
    },
    {
      "word": "char à vapeur"
    },
    {
      "word": "char à voile"
    },
    {
      "word": "char allégorique"
    },
    {
      "word": "char d'assaut"
    },
    {
      "word": "char de chemin de fer"
    },
    {
      "word": "char de combat"
    },
    {
      "word": "char de guerre"
    },
    {
      "word": "char de haleine"
    },
    {
      "word": "char de l’État"
    },
    {
      "word": "char de Vénus"
    },
    {
      "word": "char électrique"
    },
    {
      "word": "char léger"
    },
    {
      "word": "char lourd"
    },
    {
      "word": "char-à-bancs"
    },
    {
      "word": "char-à-bras"
    },
    {
      "word": "charrerie"
    },
    {
      "word": "charrette"
    },
    {
      "word": "charriot"
    },
    {
      "word": "course de chars"
    },
    {
      "word": "c’est pas les gros chars"
    },
    {
      "word": "gros char"
    },
    {
      "word": "gros chars"
    },
    {
      "word": "le char de l’État navigue sur un volcan"
    },
    {
      "word": "monter un char"
    },
    {
      "word": "petits chars"
    },
    {
      "word": "porte-char"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
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      "name": "glossary"
    },
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        "2": "fro",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "char"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Old French char",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "carrus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin carrus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "xtg",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Transalpine Gaulish",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "car",
        "t1": "coach"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of car (“coach”)",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Old French char, from Latin carrus, a loan from Transalpine Gaulish. Doublet of car (“coach”), a borrowing from English.",
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    {
      "form": "chars",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "carrière"
    },
    {
      "word": "charger"
    },
    {
      "word": "chariot"
    },
    {
      "word": "charpente"
    },
    {
      "word": "charrier"
    },
    {
      "word": "charrière"
    },
    {
      "word": "charriot"
    },
    {
      "word": "charroi"
    },
    {
      "word": "charron"
    },
    {
      "word": "charroyer"
    },
    {
      "word": "charrue"
    },
    {
      "word": "kart"
    },
    {
      "word": "karting"
    }
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      ],
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        [
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          "chariot"
        ],
        [
          "carriage",
          "carriage"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "float"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "float",
          "float"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "parade",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(parade) float"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "flotte"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "fr:Military"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tank"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "tank",
          "tank"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military) tank"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "North American French"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "car, automobile"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "car",
          "car"
        ],
        [
          "automobile",
          "automobile"
        ]
      ],
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        "(North America) car, automobile"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "automobile"
        },
        {
          "word": "voiture"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "North-America",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Louisiana French"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "train"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "train",
          "train"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Louisiana) train"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "char de chemin de fer"
        },
        {
          "word": "char de haleine"
        },
        {
          "word": "char à vapeur"
        },
        {
          "word": "gros char"
        },
        {
          "word": "train"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Louisiana",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Louisiana French",
        "Missouri French"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "train car, coach"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "train",
          "train"
        ],
        [
          "car",
          "car"
        ],
        [
          "coach",
          "coach"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Missouri",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Louisiana, Missouri) train car, coach"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "traîneau"
        },
        {
          "word": "voiture"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Louisiana",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʃɑʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Quebec"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʃar/",
      "tags": [
        "Louisiana"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ʃau/",
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        "Louisiana"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}

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