"global" meaning in French

See global in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ɡlɔ.bal/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-global.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: globale [feminine], globaux [masculine, plural], globales [feminine, plural]
Etymology: From globe (“globe”) + -al, from Latin globus (“globe, sphere”). Etymology templates: {{af|fr|globe|-al|t1=globe}} globe (“globe”) + -al, {{der|fr|la|globus|t=globe, sphere}} Latin globus (“globe, sphere”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} global (feminine globale, masculine plural globaux, feminine plural globales)
  1. (originally) global, spherical; (hence) concerning the whole world Synonyms (spherical): globulaire, sphérique Synonyms (worldwide): mondial
    Sense id: en-global-fr-adj-opGcMbbN Disambiguation of 'spherical': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'worldwide': 100 0
  2. as a whole, on the whole; total
    Sense id: en-global-fr-adj-Cfk1ILKZ Categories (other): Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 12 0 3 10 9 0 1 4 8 13 1 0 7 3 7 8 7 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 0 2 11 9 0 1 3 9 14 0 0 7 3 6 8 7 5 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -al: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: globalement, globaliser, globalisme, globaliste Related terms: globe, globulare

Inflected forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “worldwide”",
      "word": "local"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “worldwide”",
      "word": "régional"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “on the whole”",
      "word": "particulier"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “on the whole”",
      "word": "spécifique"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "globalement"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "globaliser"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "globalisme"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "globaliste"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "global"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "global"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "globe",
      "globe#French"
    ],
    [
      "-al",
      "-al#French"
    ],
    [
      "globus",
      "globus#Latin"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "globe",
        "3": "-al",
        "t1": "globe"
      },
      "expansion": "globe (“globe”) + -al",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "globus",
        "t": "globe, sphere"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin globus (“globe, sphere”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From globe (“globe”) + -al, from Latin globus (“globe, sphere”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "globale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "globaux",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "globales",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "global (feminine globale, masculine plural globaux, feminine plural globales)",
      "name": "fr-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "globe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "globulare"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "global, spherical; (hence) concerning the whole world"
      ],
      "id": "en-global-fr-adj-opGcMbbN",
      "links": [
        [
          "global",
          "global#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "originally",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(originally) global, spherical; (hence) concerning the whole world"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "sense": "spherical",
          "word": "globulaire"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "sense": "spherical",
          "word": "sphérique"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0",
          "sense": "worldwide",
          "word": "mondial"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 0 3 10 9 0 1 4 8 13 1 0 7 3 7 8 7 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 13 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "13 0 2 11 9 0 1 3 9 14 0 0 7 3 6 8 7 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 65",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French terms suffixed with -al",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "as a whole, on the whole; total"
      ],
      "id": "en-global-fr-adj-Cfk1ILKZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "whole",
          "whole"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡlɔ.bal/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-global.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Vosges"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "globale"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "globales"
    }
  ],
  "word": "global"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “worldwide”",
      "word": "local"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “worldwide”",
      "word": "régional"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “on the whole”",
      "word": "particulier"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “on the whole”",
      "word": "spécifique"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "French 2-syllable words",
    "French adjectives",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French lemmas",
    "French terms derived from Latin",
    "French terms suffixed with -al",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "French terms with homophones",
    "Pages with 13 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "globalement"
    },
    {
      "word": "globaliser"
    },
    {
      "word": "globalisme"
    },
    {
      "word": "globaliste"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "global"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "global"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "globe",
      "globe#French"
    ],
    [
      "-al",
      "-al#French"
    ],
    [
      "globus",
      "globus#Latin"
    ]
  ],
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        "1": "fr",
        "2": "globe",
        "3": "-al",
        "t1": "globe"
      },
      "expansion": "globe (“globe”) + -al",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "globus",
        "t": "globe, sphere"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin globus (“globe, sphere”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From globe (“globe”) + -al, from Latin globus (“globe, sphere”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "globale",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "globaux",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "globales",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "global (feminine globale, masculine plural globaux, feminine plural globales)",
      "name": "fr-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "globe"
    },
    {
      "word": "globulare"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "global, spherical; (hence) concerning the whole world"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "global",
          "global#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "originally",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(originally) global, spherical; (hence) concerning the whole world"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "as a whole, on the whole; total"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whole",
          "whole"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɡlɔ.bal/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-global.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "France",
        "Vosges"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "globale"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "globales"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "spherical",
      "word": "globulaire"
    },
    {
      "sense": "spherical",
      "word": "sphérique"
    },
    {
      "sense": "worldwide",
      "word": "mondial"
    }
  ],
  "word": "global"
}

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