"rame" meaning in French

See rame in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʁam/ Audio: Fr-rame.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-rame.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-rame.wav Forms: rames [plural]
Etymology: From ramer. Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} rame f (plural rames)
  1. oar, paddle Tags: feminine Derived forms: ne pas en foutre une rame Related terms: ramer, rameur
    Sense id: en-rame-fr-noun-4NV1~m90 Categories (other): Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations, Rail transportation Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 3 3 2 18 27 23 1 1 2 1 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 92 4 4 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 88 6 6 Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ʁam/ Audio: Fr-rame.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-rame.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-rame.wav Forms: rames [plural]
Etymology: From Catalan raima. Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|ca|raima}} Catalan raima Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} rame f (plural rames)
  1. ream (of paper) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-rame-fr-noun-7EYa768~ Categories (other): Rail transportation Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 33 33 33
  2. train Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-rame-fr-noun-EW9UxB0E Categories (other): Rail transportation Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: train
Etymology number: 2
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  "lang_code": "fr",
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              238,
              243
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              210,
              214
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          "english": "The son of Barbarossa was so cruel and treated his captives so badly, that those who occupied the benches of his galley no sooner saw the galley la Louve steering to them and advancing, that they let go of the oars all at once, and seized their captain, who yelled to them from the aftcastle to row faster; then passing him to each other from bench to bench, from the poop to the prow, they bit him so much, that before having reached the mast, he had rendered his soul to Hell....",
          "ref": "1836, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, chapter XXXIX, in Louis Viardot, transl., L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche, volume I, Paris: J[acques]-J[ulien] Dubochet et Cⁱᵉ, éditeurs, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "Le fils de Barberousse était si cruel et traitait si mal ses captifs, que ceux qui occupaient les bancs de sa chiourme ne virent pas plutôt la galère la Louve se diriger sur eux et prendre de l’avance, qu’ils lâchèrent tous à la fois les rames, et saisirent leur capitaine, qui leur criait du gaillard d’arrière de ramer plus vite ; puis se le passant de banc en banc, de la poupe à la proue, ils lui donnèrent tant de coups de dents, qu’avant d’avoir atteint le mât, il avait rendu son âme aux enfers....",
          "translation": "The son of Barbarossa was so cruel and treated his captives so badly, that those who occupied the benches of his galley no sooner saw the galley la Louve steering to them and advancing, that they let go of the oars all at once, and seized their captain, who yelled to them from the aftcastle to row faster; then passing him to each other from bench to bench, from the poop to the prow, they bit him so much, that before having reached the mast, he had rendered his soul to Hell....",
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    "French undefined derivations",
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    "Pages with entries",
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      "word": "ne pas en foutre une rame"
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          "text": "Le fils de Barberousse était si cruel et traitait si mal ses captifs, que ceux qui occupaient les bancs de sa chiourme ne virent pas plutôt la galère la Louve se diriger sur eux et prendre de l’avance, qu’ils lâchèrent tous à la fois les rames, et saisirent leur capitaine, qui leur criait du gaillard d’arrière de ramer plus vite ; puis se le passant de banc en banc, de la poupe à la proue, ils lui donnèrent tant de coups de dents, qu’avant d’avoir atteint le mât, il avait rendu son âme aux enfers....",
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