"gilet jaune" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ʒi.lɛ ʒon/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-Gilet jaune.wav Forms: gilets jaunes [plural], Gilet jaune [alternative]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} gilet jaune m (plural gilets jaunes)
  1. yellow high-visibility safety vest Tags: masculine Synonyms: gilet de haute visibilité, gilet de sécurité Hyponyms: EPI
    Sense id: en-gilet_jaune-fr-noun-zD331-9X
  2. (by extension, informal, metonymically) motorway patroller, who wears such a vest Tags: broadly, informal, masculine, metonymically Categories (topical): People Synonyms: homme en jaune
    Sense id: en-gilet_jaune-fr-noun-BRF~juoQ Disambiguation of People: 35 44 1 20 Categories (other): French metonyms
  3. (by extension, France, metonymically) a member of a French protest movement which started in late 2018 against rising fuel prices; members of the movement wore such vests Tags: France, broadly, masculine, metonymically Categories (place): France
    Sense id: en-gilet_jaune-fr-noun-fr:member Disambiguation of France: 11 32 52 6 Categories (other): French French, French metonyms, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 27 64 2
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gilet, jaune. Tags: masculine Derived forms: giletjaunisation, giletjauniser Related terms: bonnet rouge (english: red cap) [literally] Coordinate_terms: jacquerie
    Sense id: en-gilet_jaune-fr-noun-IZrNODQ6

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