"claque" meaning in French

See claque in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /klak/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-claque.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-claque.wav [Canada] Forms: claques [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from claquer (“to clap”). Sense 5 developped as paying audience members to applaud started at the Paris Opera. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|fr|claquer|t=to clap}} Deverbal from claquer (“to clap”), {{langname|fr}} French, {{senseno|fr|hired clappers|uc=1}} Sense 5 Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} claque f (plural claques)
  1. slap on the cheek Tags: feminine Synonyms: gifle, baffe, taloche
    Sense id: en-claque-fr-noun--dTwJ9TJ
  2. vamp (of a shoe) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-claque-fr-noun-fq6-4Ao3
  3. (Quebec) overshoe Tags: Quebec, feminine Synonyms: shoe claque, chouclaque
    Sense id: en-claque-fr-noun-6eO~sdKY Categories (other): Quebec French
  4. (sports) thrashing; thumping (heavy defeat) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-claque-fr-noun-oxXe733p Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. (collective) claque (group of people hired to either applaud or boo) Tags: collective, feminine
    Sense id: en-claque-fr-noun-fr:hired_clappers

Noun

IPA: /klak/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-claque.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-claque.wav [Canada] Forms: claques [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from claquer (“to clap”). Sense 5 developped as paying audience members to applaud started at the Paris Opera. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|fr|claquer|t=to clap}} Deverbal from claquer (“to clap”), {{langname|fr}} French, {{senseno|fr|hired clappers|uc=1}} Sense 5 Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} claque m (plural claques)
  1. (slang) gambling den Tags: masculine, slang Categories (topical): Violence
    Sense id: en-claque-fr-noun-z1AnPdNB Disambiguation of Violence: 11 11 12 24 8 33 1 Categories (other): French deverbals, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French deverbals: 7 7 2 14 10 57 2 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 3 1 17 9 63 1
  2. (slang) whorehouse, brothel Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-claque-fr-noun-u9QAUqC2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: en avoir sa claque, prendre ses cliques et ses claques, tête à claques

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "claque m (plural claques)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gambling den"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "gambling den",
          "gambling den"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) gambling den"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "whorehouse, brothel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whorehouse",
          "whorehouse"
        ],
        [
          "brothel",
          "brothel"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) whorehouse, brothel"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-claque.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/33/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DenisdeShawi-claque.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-DenisdeShawi-claque.wav.mp3",
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      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (CAN)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Paris Opera"
  ],
  "word": "claque"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable French dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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