"char" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ʃaʁ/, /ʃɑʁ/ [Quebec] Audio: Fr-char.ogg [France] Forms: chars [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French char, from Latin carrus, a loan from Transalpine Gaulish. Doublet of car (“coach”), a borrowing from English. Etymology templates: {{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
  2. float Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-char-fr-noun-dqfiNNxU
  3. (military) tank Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-char-fr-noun-KBo3R393 Topics: government, military, politics, war
  4. (Acadia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Louisiana, New England, Missouri) car, auto Tags: Louisiana, New-England, Quebec, masculine Categories (topical): Automobiles, Rail transportation, Vehicles Synonyms: voiture
    Sense id: en-char-fr-noun-Itxu5mSU Disambiguation of Automobiles: 4 1 10 50 35 Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 4 4 4 49 39 Disambiguation of Vehicles: 5 1 12 45 36 Categories (other): Acadian French, Louisiana French, Missouri French, New Brunswick French, New England French, Quebec French, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 1 51 46
  5. (Louisiana) train car Tags: Louisiana, masculine Synonyms: voiture
    Sense id: en-char-fr-noun-J4-qQhUt Categories (other): Louisiana French, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 1 51 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: char de combat, char de guerre, char d’assaut, char-à-bancs, charrette, charriot Related terms: carrière, charger, charrier, charrière, charrue

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "ipa": "/ʃɑʁ/",
      "tags": [
        "Quebec"
      ]
    },
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    "French terms derived from Latin",
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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 audio links",
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    {
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    {
      "word": "char-à-bancs"
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    },
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    },
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      ],
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      "ipa": "/ʃaʁ/"
    },
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}
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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Acadia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Louisiana, New England, Missouri",
  "path": [
    "char"
  ],
  "section": "French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "char",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Acadia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Louisiana, New England, Missouri",
  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "French",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "char",
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