"faction" meaning in French

See faction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /fak.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-faction.wav [France, Toulouse], LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-faction.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-faction.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-faction.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: factions [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin factiō. Doublet of façon. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:lbor|la:factiō}} [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to make", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*θakjō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*dʰh₁kyéti", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "do", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁k-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*fakjō", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "faciō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-tiHō", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-Hō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "factiō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "faction", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="faction">, {{lbor|fr|la|factiō}} Learned borrowing from Latin factiō, {{doublet|fr|façon}} Doublet of façon, {{ety|fr|:lbor|la:factiō}} Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} faction f (plural factions)
  1. act of keeping watch Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-faction-fr-noun-Ntln9pss Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 3 15 3 30 45 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 3 14 2 31 47 1 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 13 1 32 50 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 3 14 3 30 46 1 3 Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 91 3 6 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 95 2 4
  2. a watchman Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-faction-fr-noun-FEqK9PwN
  3. (politics) a faction; specifically one which causes trouble Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-faction-fr-noun-6yJ629zr Categories (other): Politics Topics: government, politics

Inflected forms

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