"vedette" meaning in French

See vedette in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /və.dɛt/ Audio: Fr-vedette.ogg Forms: vedettes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian vedetta. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|it|vedetta}} Borrowed from Italian vedetta Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} vedette f (plural vedettes)
  1. (slightly dated) star (celebrity) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-vedette-fr-noun-btQDTyfj
  2. (nautical) flagship Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Watercraft
    Sense id: en-vedette-fr-noun-3OYWKH8x Topics: nautical, transport
  3. (lexicography) headword (word used as the title of a section) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Lexicography
    Sense id: en-vedette-fr-noun-~tiJLlWi Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 6 37 53 4 Topics: human-sciences, lexicography, linguistics, sciences
  4. (military, historical) vedette (sentry) Tags: feminine, historical Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-vedette-fr-noun-XfKbBvFP Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: voler la vedette

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "voler la vedette"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nl",
            "2": "vedette",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: vedette",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: vedette"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "vedette",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: vedette",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: vedette"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "vedette",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: vedette",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: vedette"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "wedeta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: wedeta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: wedeta"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "vedeta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: vedeta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: vedeta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "vedetă",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: vedetă",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: vedetă"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "vedete",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: vedete",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: vedete"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "it",
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      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Italian vedetta.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "english": "The biggest stars were present at this event.",
          "text": "Les plus grandes vedettes étaient présentes lors de cet évènement.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "star (celebrity)"
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        "(slightly dated) star (celebrity)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "Watercraft",
          "orig": "fr:Watercraft",
          "parents": [
            "Nautical",
            "Vehicles",
            "Transport",
            "Machines",
            "All topics",
            "Technology",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "flagship"
      ],
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          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "flagship",
          "flagship"
        ]
      ],
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        "(nautical) flagship"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Lexicography",
          "orig": "fr:Lexicography",
          "parents": [
            "Linguistics",
            "Language",
            "Social sciences",
            "Communication",
            "Sciences",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "6 37 53 4",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        "headword (word used as the title of a section)"
      ],
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          "lexicography",
          "lexicography"
        ],
        [
          "headword",
          "headword"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(lexicography) headword (word used as the title of a section)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "lexicography",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Military",
          "orig": "fr:Military",
          "parents": [
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "vedette (sentry)"
      ],
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        [
          "military",
          "military"
        ],
        [
          "vedette",
          "vedette#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "(military, historical) vedette (sentry)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "historical"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/və.dɛt/"
    },
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      "audio": "Fr-vedette.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cd/Fr-vedette.ogg/Fr-vedette.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
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}
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    "French countable nouns",
    "French entries with incorrect language header",
    "French feminine nouns",
    "French lemmas",
    "French nouns",
    "French terms borrowed from Italian",
    "French terms derived from Italian",
    "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "voler la vedette"
    }
  ],
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Dutch: vedette",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dutch: vedette"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
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            "bor": "1"
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: vedette"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "vedette",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: vedette",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: vedette"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pl",
            "2": "wedeta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Polish: wedeta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Polish: wedeta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "vedeta",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: vedeta",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: vedeta"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ro",
            "2": "vedetă",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Romanian: vedetă",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Romanian: vedetă"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "es",
            "2": "vedete",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Spanish: vedete",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: vedete"
    }
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "vedettes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "French dated terms",
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "star (celebrity)"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        "(slightly dated) star (celebrity)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "fr:Watercraft"
      ],
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        "flagship"
      ],
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        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "flagship",
          "flagship"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(nautical) flagship"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    },
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        "headword (word used as the title of a section)"
      ],
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        [
          "lexicography",
          "lexicography"
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        [
          "headword",
          "headword"
        ]
      ],
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        "(lexicography) headword (word used as the title of a section)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "human-sciences",
        "lexicography",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
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        "fr:Military"
      ],
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        "vedette (sentry)"
      ],
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        "feminine",
        "historical"
      ],
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        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/və.dɛt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Fr-vedette.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/cd/Fr-vedette.ogg/Fr-vedette.ogg.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "vedette"
}

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