échelonner

échelonner (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
échelonnant (gerund participle present)
échelonnant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
échelonné (participle past)
échelonné (participle past)
échelonne (first-person indicative present singular)
échelonne (first-person indicative present singular)
échelonnes (indicative present second-person singular)
échelonnes (indicative present second-person singular)
échelonne (indicative present singular third-person)
échelonne (indicative present singular third-person)
échelonnons (first-person indicative plural present)
échelonnons (first-person indicative plural present)
échelonnez (indicative plural present second-person)
échelonnez (indicative plural present second-person)
échelonnent (indicative plural present third-person)
échelonnent (indicative plural present third-person)
échelonnais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
échelonnais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
échelonnais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
échelonnais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
échelonnait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
échelonnait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
échelonnions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
échelonnions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
échelonniez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
échelonniez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
échelonnaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
échelonnaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
échelonnai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
échelonnai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
échelonnas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
échelonnas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
échelonna (historic indicative past singular third-person)
échelonna (historic indicative past singular third-person)
échelonnâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
échelonnâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
échelonnâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
échelonnâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
échelonnèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
échelonnèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
échelonnerai (first-person future indicative singular)
échelonnerai (first-person future indicative singular)
échelonneras (future indicative second-person singular)
échelonneras (future indicative second-person singular)
échelonnera (future indicative singular third-person)
échelonnera (future indicative singular third-person)
échelonnerons (first-person future indicative plural)
échelonnerons (first-person future indicative plural)
échelonnerez (future indicative plural second-person)
échelonnerez (future indicative plural second-person)
échelonneront (future indicative plural third-person)
échelonneront (future indicative plural third-person)
échelonnerais (conditional first-person singular)
échelonnerais (conditional first-person singular)
échelonnerais (conditional second-person singular)
échelonnerais (conditional second-person singular)
échelonnerait (conditional singular third-person)
échelonnerait (conditional singular third-person)
échelonnerions (conditional first-person plural)
échelonnerions (conditional first-person plural)
échelonneriez (conditional plural second-person)
échelonneriez (conditional plural second-person)
échelonneraient (conditional plural third-person)
échelonneraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
échelonne (first-person present singular subjunctive)
échelonne (first-person present singular subjunctive)
échelonnes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
échelonnes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
échelonne (present singular subjunctive third-person)
échelonne (present singular subjunctive third-person)
échelonnions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
échelonnions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
échelonniez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
échelonniez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
échelonnent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
échelonnent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
échelonnasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
échelonnasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
échelonnasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
échelonnasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
échelonnât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
échelonnât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
échelonnassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
échelonnassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
échelonnassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
échelonnassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
échelonnassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
échelonnassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
échelonne (imperative second-person singular)
échelonne (imperative second-person singular)
échelonnons (first-person imperative plural)
échelonnons (first-person imperative plural)
échelonnez (imperative plural second-person)
échelonnez (imperative plural second-person)

From échelon + -er. Originally military.

(transitive, military) to position (people, objects, etc.) at intervals


baliste

From Latin ballista, from Ancient Greek βαλλίστρα (ballístra), from βάλλω (bállō, “to throw”).


Forces armées canadiennes

fr-proper noun

Forces armées canadiennes f pl (plural only)


garnir

garnir (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
garnissant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
garni (participle past)
garnis (first-person indicative present singular)
garnis (indicative present second-person singular)
garnit (indicative present singular third-person)
garnissons (first-person indicative plural present)
garnissez (indicative plural present second-person)
garnissent (indicative plural present third-person)
garnissais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
garnissais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
garnissait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
garnissions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
garnissiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
garnissaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
garnis (first-person historic indicative past singular)
garnis (historic indicative past second-person singular)
garnit (historic indicative past singular third-person)
garnîmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
garnîtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
garnirent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
garnirai (first-person future indicative singular)
garniras (future indicative second-person singular)
garnira (future indicative singular third-person)
garnirons (first-person future indicative plural)
garnirez (future indicative plural second-person)
garniront (future indicative plural third-person)
garnirais (conditional first-person singular)
garnirais (conditional second-person singular)
garnirait (conditional singular third-person)
garnirions (conditional first-person plural)
garniriez (conditional plural second-person)
garniraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
garnisse (first-person present singular subjunctive)
garnisses (present second-person singular subjunctive)
garnisse (present singular subjunctive third-person)
garnissions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
garnissiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
garnissent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
garnisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
garnisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
garnît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
garnissions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
garnissiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
garnissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
garnis (imperative second-person singular)
garnissons (first-person imperative plural)
garnissez (imperative plural second-person)

→ Russian: гарни́р m (garnír)

Inherited from Middle French garnir, from Old French guarnir (“to protect (oneself), armour up”), from Frankish *warnijan (“to ward, take care of something”), from Proto-Germanic *warnijaną (“to worry, be careful, take heed, refuse, withhold”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *wer- (“to close, cover, protect, save, defend”). Compare Italian guarnire and Portuguese guarnir. Cognate with Middle Dutch waernen (“to provide, equip”), Middle Low German warnen, wernen (“to secure, arm”), Old English wiernan (“to withhold, be sparing of, deny, refuse, reject, decline, forbid, prevent”), Old Norse varna (“to prevent, refuse, protect”). Related to English warn.


casque bleu

From the colour of the helmets worn by UN peacekeepers.

(military) United Nations peacekeeper; a blue helmet or blue beret


contre-torpilleur

fr-noun

contre-torpilleur m (plural contre-torpilleurs)

(North America, military, nautical) destroyer: a type of warship.

torpedo-boat destroyer
torpedo-boat destroyer#English

(historical, nautical, military) torpedo-boat destroyer

(France, historical, nautical, military) Former name of destroyer.

torpedo-boat destroyer
Former name of destroyer.


cohorte

Borrowed from Latin cohors, cohortem. Doublet of cour (“courtyard”), which was inherited.

(Ancient Rome, military) cohort, a division of the Roman legion


TCD

transport de chalands de débarquement#French

landing platform dock
landing platform dock

(nautical, military) Abbreviation of transport de chalands de débarquement. — LPD (“landing platform dock”); a military sea transport that has a dock to embark and debark landing craft


barbouze

barbouze m or f by sense (plural barbouzes)

From barbe (“beard”) + -ouze, because of the fake beard supposedly worn to hide the face.

Le « barbouze » […] joue un rôle fondamental dans l’univers politique élémentaire du « pied-noir ». Il cristallise l’ensemble des forces occultes qui s’acharnent à sa perte.

(please add an English translation of this quotation)

« Les Barbouzes » c’est d’abord un très bon titre (de film). Affublé d’un nom pareil, l’agent secret perd tout son mystère, se dépouille de sa légende. Il devient un rigolo qui amuse au lieu d’inquiéter.

(espionage, colloquial) secret agent; agent of a paramilitary force


pionnier

pionnier m (plural pionniers, feminine pionnière)

From Old French peonier (“infantryman”), from peon (“footman”) (modern French pion), from Latin pedōnem.

Toute la tranchée connaît à présent la nouvelle (...). Il paraît que les pionniers vont venir cette nuit, pour préparer les escaliers d’attaque. On doit installer des petits canons de 37 et des lance-bombes.

(military) pioneer, soldier employed to form roads, dig trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances


contre-amiral

contre-amiral m (plural contre-amiraux, feminine contre-amirale)

contre-amiraux (plural)
contre-amirale (feminine)


BATRAL

bâtiment de transport léger
bâtiment de transport léger#French

(nautical, military) Acronym of bâtiment de transport léger: landing ship, military sea transport, light transport ferry


batral

bâtiment de transport léger
bâtiment de transport léger

(nautical, military) bâtiment de transport léger — a military sea transport, light ferry transport


retrancher

retrancher (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
retranchant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
retranché (participle past)
retranche (first-person indicative present singular)
retranches (indicative present second-person singular)
retranche (indicative present singular third-person)
retranchons (first-person indicative plural present)
retranchez (indicative plural present second-person)
retranchent (indicative plural present third-person)
retranchais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
retranchais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
retranchait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
retranchions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
retranchiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
retranchaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
retranchai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
retranchas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
retrancha (historic indicative past singular third-person)
retranchâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
retranchâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
retranchèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
retrancherai (first-person future indicative singular)
retrancheras (future indicative second-person singular)
retranchera (future indicative singular third-person)
retrancherons (first-person future indicative plural)
retrancherez (future indicative plural second-person)
retrancheront (future indicative plural third-person)
retrancherais (conditional first-person singular)
retrancherais (conditional second-person singular)
retrancherait (conditional singular third-person)
retrancherions (conditional first-person plural)
retrancheriez (conditional plural second-person)
retrancheraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
retranche (first-person present singular subjunctive)
retranches (present second-person singular subjunctive)
retranche (present singular subjunctive third-person)
retranchions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
retranchiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
retranchent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
retranchasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
retranchasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
retranchât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
retranchassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
retranchassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
retranchassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
retranche (imperative second-person singular)
retranchons (first-person imperative plural)
retranchez (imperative plural second-person)

/ʁə.tʁɑ̃.ʃe/

(reflexive, military) to entrench oneself


furtivité

(military) stealth (not being easily detected by radar)


serpenteau

(military, historical) an iron circle with spikes to which squibs were attached, used in a breach


adjudant

adjudant m (plural adjudants, feminine adjudante)

→ Danish: adjudant

desctree

→ Dutch: adjudant
→ Indonesian: ajudan
→ Papiamentu: atzjudant


BFC

Forces canadiennes
Forces canadiennes#French

(Canada, military) CFB: Abbreviation of Base des Forces canadiennes.


fourgon

→ Catalan: furgó

→ English: fourgon

→ Italian: furgone

→ Lithuanian: furgonas

→ Piedmontese: forgon

→ Portuguese: furgão

→ Romanian: furgon

→ Russian: фурго́н (furgón) (see there for further descendants)

→ Spanish: furgón

→ Turkish: furgon

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *furicōnem, from *furicāre, from Latin furō (“to steal”).


treillis

From Vulgar Latin *trilicius < Latin trilix.


croiser le fer

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-croiser le fer.wav

(fencing) to cross swords (to place or hold two swords so they cross each other)


zouave

Borrowed from Arabic زَوَاوِيّ (zawāwiyy).


déserteur

fr-noun

déserteur m (plural déserteurs, feminine déserteuse)

déserteurs (plural)
déserteuse (feminine)

Near-synonym: transfuge

(chiefly military) deserter (person who leaves the military without permission)


volter

volter (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
voltant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
volté (participle past)
volte (first-person indicative present singular)
voltes (indicative present second-person singular)
volte (indicative present singular third-person)
voltons (first-person indicative plural present)
voltez (indicative plural present second-person)
voltent (indicative plural present third-person)
voltais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
voltais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
voltait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
voltions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
voltiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
voltaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
voltai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
voltas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
volta (historic indicative past singular third-person)
voltâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
voltâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
voltèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
volterai (first-person future indicative singular)
volteras (future indicative second-person singular)
voltera (future indicative singular third-person)
volterons (first-person future indicative plural)
volterez (future indicative plural second-person)
volteront (future indicative plural third-person)
volterais (conditional first-person singular)
volterais (conditional second-person singular)
volterait (conditional singular third-person)
volterions (conditional first-person plural)
volteriez (conditional plural second-person)
volteraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
volte (first-person present singular subjunctive)
voltes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
volte (present singular subjunctive third-person)
voltions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
voltiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
voltent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
voltasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
voltasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
voltât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
voltassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
voltassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
voltassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
volte (imperative second-person singular)
voltons (first-person imperative plural)
voltez (imperative plural second-person)


godillot

Named after Alexis Godillot (1816-1893), who made military footwear.


défilement

(military) defilement: the use of terrain and fortification to protect a location from enfilading fire


estocade

Inherited from Middle French estoquade. Borrowed from Spanish estocada, ultimately from Italian stoccata.

(fencing) a stroke with the tip of the sword


feuille de route

feuille de route f (plural feuilles de route)

Je boitais bien un peu de la jambe gauche, mais tant d’autres avec des défauts avaient reçu leur feuille de route tout de même !

1864, Erckmann-Chatrian, Histoire d'un conscrit de 1813 [Story of a conscript of 1813], J. Hetzel

I was limping a bit on my left leg, but so many others with disabilities had received their marching order anyways!

(military) marching order, movement order (towards a certain location)


casse-pipe

Ils vont au casse-pipe.

(by extension, military) a dangerous mission or battle; a war


bâtiment précieux

bâtiment précieux m (plural bâtiments précieux)


navire capital

navire capital m (plural navires capitaux)


dégarnir

dégarnir (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
dégarnissant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
dégarni (participle past)
dégarnis (first-person indicative present singular)
dégarnis (indicative present second-person singular)
dégarnit (indicative present singular third-person)
dégarnissons (first-person indicative plural present)
dégarnissez (indicative plural present second-person)
dégarnissent (indicative plural present third-person)
dégarnissais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
dégarnissais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
dégarnissait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
dégarnissions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
dégarnissiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
dégarnissaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
dégarnis (first-person historic indicative past singular)
dégarnis (historic indicative past second-person singular)
dégarnit (historic indicative past singular third-person)
dégarnîmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
dégarnîtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
dégarnirent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
dégarnirai (first-person future indicative singular)
dégarniras (future indicative second-person singular)
dégarnira (future indicative singular third-person)
dégarnirons (first-person future indicative plural)
dégarnirez (future indicative plural second-person)
dégarniront (future indicative plural third-person)
dégarnirais (conditional first-person singular)
dégarnirais (conditional second-person singular)
dégarnirait (conditional singular third-person)
dégarnirions (conditional first-person plural)
dégarniriez (conditional plural second-person)
dégarniraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
dégarnisse (first-person present singular subjunctive)
dégarnisses (present second-person singular subjunctive)
dégarnisse (present singular subjunctive third-person)
dégarnissions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
dégarnissiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
dégarnissent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
dégarnisse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
dégarnisses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
dégarnît (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
dégarnissions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
dégarnissiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
dégarnissent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
dégarnis (imperative second-person singular)
dégarnissons (first-person imperative plural)
dégarnissez (imperative plural second-person)

(military) to reduce troop numbers (of a battalion or army)


réfractaire

Borrowed from Latin refractārius (“obstinate”), from refractus (“broken up”).


écoutes téléphoniques

(espionage) (plural only) phone hacking, phone tapping


cantonner

cantonner (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
cantonnant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
cantonné (participle past)
cantonne (first-person indicative present singular)
cantonnes (indicative present second-person singular)
cantonne (indicative present singular third-person)
cantonnons (first-person indicative plural present)
cantonnez (indicative plural present second-person)
cantonnent (indicative plural present third-person)
cantonnais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
cantonnais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
cantonnait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
cantonnions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
cantonniez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
cantonnaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
cantonnai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
cantonnas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
cantonna (historic indicative past singular third-person)
cantonnâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
cantonnâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
cantonnèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
cantonnerai (first-person future indicative singular)
cantonneras (future indicative second-person singular)
cantonnera (future indicative singular third-person)
cantonnerons (first-person future indicative plural)
cantonnerez (future indicative plural second-person)
cantonneront (future indicative plural third-person)
cantonnerais (conditional first-person singular)
cantonnerais (conditional second-person singular)
cantonnerait (conditional singular third-person)
cantonnerions (conditional first-person plural)
cantonneriez (conditional plural second-person)
cantonneraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
cantonne (first-person present singular subjunctive)
cantonnes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
cantonne (present singular subjunctive third-person)
cantonnions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
cantonniez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
cantonnent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
cantonnasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
cantonnasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
cantonnât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
cantonnassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
cantonnassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
cantonnassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
cantonne (imperative second-person singular)
cantonnons (first-person imperative plural)
cantonnez (imperative plural second-person)

(intransitive, military) to be stationed, be billeted

(reflexive, military, with dans) to fortify, set up or establish defenses


CBRN

Calque of English CBRN (“chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear”)

calque

(weaponry) Initialism of chimique, biologique, radiologique, nucléaire.; Synonym of NRBC


rocade

→ Bulgarian: рокада (rokada)

→ Danish: rokade

→ Dutch: rokade (see there for further descendants)

→ German: Rochade

→ Macedonian: рокада (rokada)

→ Romanian: rocadă

→ Russian: рока́да (rokáda)

→ Serbo-Croatian: рокада

→ Swedish: rockad

Equivalent to roquer (“to castle (in chess)”) + -ade, by analogy to how the king and rook move behind the line of pawns.

(military) a communication channel behind the front line, allowing soldiers and materiel to move about


fourrier

→ English: fourrier

→ German: Fourier, Furier

→ Italian: furiere

→ Swedish: furir

From Old French forier, from fuerre + -ier.


rétrograder

rétrograder (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
rétrogradant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
rétrogradé (participle past)
rétrograde (first-person indicative present singular)
rétrogrades (indicative present second-person singular)
rétrograde (indicative present singular third-person)
rétrogradons (first-person indicative plural present)
rétrogradez (indicative plural present second-person)
rétrogradent (indicative plural present third-person)
rétrogradais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
rétrogradais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
rétrogradait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
rétrogradions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
rétrogradiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
rétrogradaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
rétrogradai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
rétrogradas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
rétrograda (historic indicative past singular third-person)
rétrogradâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
rétrogradâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
rétrogradèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
rétrograderai (first-person future indicative singular)
rétrograderas (future indicative second-person singular)
rétrogradera (future indicative singular third-person)
rétrograderons (first-person future indicative plural)
rétrograderez (future indicative plural second-person)
rétrograderont (future indicative plural third-person)
rétrograderais (conditional first-person singular)
rétrograderais (conditional second-person singular)
rétrograderait (conditional singular third-person)
rétrograderions (conditional first-person plural)
rétrograderiez (conditional plural second-person)
rétrograderaient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
rétrograde (first-person present singular subjunctive)
rétrogrades (present second-person singular subjunctive)
rétrograde (present singular subjunctive third-person)
rétrogradions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
rétrogradiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
rétrogradent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
rétrogradasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
rétrogradasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
rétrogradât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
rétrogradassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
rétrogradassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
rétrogradassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
rétrograde (imperative second-person singular)
rétrogradons (first-person imperative plural)
rétrogradez (imperative plural second-person)


artificier

fr-noun

artificier m (plural artificiers, feminine artificière)

artificiers (plural)
artificière (feminine)


bidasse

(informal, military) squaddie, grunt (ordinary soldier)


démineur

démineur m (plural démineurs, feminine démineuse)

(military) deminer (bomb disposal expert)


estafette

desctree

→ Dutch: estafette
→ West Frisian: estafette
→ Indonesian: estafet

→ English: estafette


maréchal de camp

fr-noun

maréchal de camp m (plural maréchaux de camp, feminine maréchale de camp)

maréchaux de camp (plural)
maréchale de camp (feminine)


gégène

(military, slang) "genny", generator; dynamo


insoumis

fr-adj

insoumis (feminine insoumise, masculine plural insoumis, feminine plural insoumises)

insoumise (feminine)
insoumis (masculine plural)
insoumises (feminine plural)


sapeur

Inherited from Middle French sappeur. By surface analysis, saper + -eur.


kaiserlick

(historical military slang) an Austrian soldier during the French Revolution


super-lourd

super-lourd (feminine super-lourde, masculine plural super-lourds, feminine plural super-lourdes)

super-lourde (feminine)
super-lourds (masculine plural)
super-lourdes (feminine plural)


vareuse

From varer + -euse, from a variant of garer.


lieutenant-colonel

fr-noun

lieutenant-colonel m (plural lieutenants-colonels, feminine lieutenante-colonelle)

lieutenants-colonels (plural)
lieutenante-colonelle (feminine)


prenable

(military, of a building, a position, etc.) takable


taube

(military slang, now historical) German plane


brisque

Trésor de la langue française informatisé

Unknown. Probably an abbreviation of briscambille. A card game briche existed in Old French, although the unexplained change from -ch- to -sq- makes this hypothesis less likely.

(military) in the French army, a chevron (symbol) worn on the sleeve as a sign of experience


quartier-maître

quartier-maître m (plural quartiers-maîtres)


Maj.

(Canada, military, chiefly as a prenominal title) Maj.: Abbreviation of major.


panosse

From Latin pannucia, a diminutive of pannus (“cloth, rag”).


guitoune

Borrowed from Arabic قَيْطُون (qayṭūn, “tent”).


feuillée

(in the plural, military slang) latrines, lats


vaguemestre

(military) letter corporal, military postman


poste d'écoute

fr-noun

poste d’écoute m (plural postes d’écoute)

poste d’ écoute (canonical masculine)
postes d’écoute (plural)


banquette de tir

banquette de tir f (plural banquettes de tir)

(military, chiefly historical) fire step, firing platform


infiltrateur

infiltrateur m (plural infiltrateurs, feminine infiltratrice)

infiltrateurs (plural)
infiltratrice (feminine)


plançon

Inherited from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *plantionem, accusative of *plantio, from plantare.

(historical, military) a medieval French infantry weapon, primarily used for smashing and thrusting


place d'armes

place d’ armes (canonical feminine)
places d’armes (plural)

→ Russian: плацда́рм (placdárm)


plan directeur

plan directeur m (plural plans directeurs)


avant-mur

(military, dated) the outer part of a fortification


OODA

(Observer, Orienter, Décider, Agir): From English OODA (“Observe, Orient, Decide, Act”)

uder

(military) OODA (“Observe, Orient, Decide, Act”); Initialism of observer, s’orienter, décider, et agir.


contrespionnage

fr-noun

contrespionnage m (plural contrespionnages)


navaliser

navaliser (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
navalisant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
navalisé (participle past)
navalise (first-person indicative present singular)
navalises (indicative present second-person singular)
navalise (indicative present singular third-person)
navalisons (first-person indicative plural present)
navalisez (indicative plural present second-person)
navalisent (indicative plural present third-person)
navalisais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
navalisais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
navalisait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
navalisions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
navalisiez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
navalisaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
navalisai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
navalisas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
navalisa (historic indicative past singular third-person)
navalisâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
navalisâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
navalisèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
navaliserai (first-person future indicative singular)
navaliseras (future indicative second-person singular)
navalisera (future indicative singular third-person)
navaliserons (first-person future indicative plural)
navaliserez (future indicative plural second-person)
navaliseront (future indicative plural third-person)
navaliserais (conditional first-person singular)
navaliserais (conditional second-person singular)
navaliserait (conditional singular third-person)
navaliserions (conditional first-person plural)
navaliseriez (conditional plural second-person)
navaliseraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
navalise (first-person present singular subjunctive)
navalises (present second-person singular subjunctive)
navalise (present singular subjunctive third-person)
navalisions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
navalisiez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
navalisent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
navalisasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
navalisasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
navalisât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
navalisassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
navalisassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
navalisassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
navalise (imperative second-person singular)
navalisons (first-person imperative plural)
navalisez (imperative plural second-person)

(nautical, military) to convert a vessel for military use


assommoir

(historical, military, architecture) murder hole


barbouzerie

(espionage) secret service (or one of its actions)


briscard

briscard m (plural briscards, feminine briscarde)

(military) veteran (person who used to be a soldier)


cyberespionnage

cyberespionnage m (plural cyberespionnages)


décurion

Borrowed from Latin decuriōnem. By surface analysis, décurie + -on.

(Ancient Rome, military) decurion (all senses)


cobelligérance

cobelligérance f (plural cobelligérances)


SNA

Sous-Marin Nucléaire d’Attaque
sous-marin nucléaire d'attaque#French

(military, nautical) an SSN / SSKN / SSAN (nuclear-powered attack submarine); Abbreviation of Sous-Marin Nucléaire d’Attaque.


décurie

(historical, Ancient Rome, military) decury


barbouzard

fr-adj

barbouzard (feminine barbouzarde, masculine plural barbouzards, feminine plural barbouzardes)

barbouzarde (feminine)
barbouzards (masculine plural)
barbouzardes (feminine plural)


coup fourré

(fencing) counter-thrust where one fencer parries his opponent's thrust and counter attacks in the same maneauver


sentiment du fer

sentiment du fer
sentiment du fer#English


Sainte Barbe

From Saint Barbara being the patron saint of artillerymen, explosives workers, and the frequent use of her imagery, such as a figurine, being place within power magazines.

(military, obsolete) a powder magazine, especially aboard a ship


agent double

Coordinate term: agent triple


agent secret

fr-noun

agent secret m (plural agents secrets, feminine agente secrète)

agents secrets (plural)
agente secrète (feminine)

LL-Q150 (fra)-Arthur Crbz-agent secret.wav


chat à neuf queues

chat à neuf queues m (plural chats à neuf queues)

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-chat à neuf queues.wav


botte secrète

botte secrète f (plural bottes secrètes)

Possibly a calque of Italian botta segreta.
Attested in French since the 18th century.


service secret

service secret m (plural services secrets)


service de renseignement

service de renseignement m (plural services de renseignement)


porte-épée

→ English: porte-épée

→ German: Portepee


battre en retraite

LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-battre en retraite.wav

(military) to retreat, to beat a retreat


maréchal des logis

maréchal des logis m (plural maréchaux des logis, feminine maréchale des logis)

maréchaux des logis (plural)
maréchale des logis (feminine)

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-maréchal des logis.wav


chaîne de commandement

chaîne de commandement f (plural chaînes de commandement)


tête de pont

→ English: bridgehead (calque)

→ Italian: testa di ponte (calque)

→ Russian: тет-де-по́н (tɛt-dɛ-pón)

(military) bridgehead; beachhead; airhead (area of hostile territory that, when captured, serves for the continuous landing (or movement into position) of further troops and material)


artillerie lourde

artillerie lourde f (usually uncountable, plural artilleries lourdes)

Coordinate term: artillerie légère


poste de commandement

poste de commandement m (plural postes de commandement)


sur écoute

être sur écoute

mettre sur écoute


VBL

véhicule blindé léger
véhicule blindé léger#French

(military) LAV (“light armoured vehicle”); Initialism of véhicule blindé léger.


macaronage

(military) a ceremony where naval fighter pilots receive their badges


poivre de Cayenne

LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-poivre de Cayenne.wav

From poivre (“pepper”) and Old Tupi quiínia (“hot pepper”), the place name Cayenne in French Guiana probably deriving from the plant rather than vice versa.


béret vert

(military) Beret of the legionnaires of the French Foreign Legion and of the French marine commandos.


coupe choux

(historical, military, slang, 19th c.) a Model 1816 French Army artillery short sword, which was based on the Roman gladius. The sword was generally used for clearing brush and was ineffective as a fighting weapon, without an accompanying shield

(historical, military, slang, 19th century, by extension) swords based on the Model 1816, such as the Model 1832 U.S. Army foot artillery short sword


sonner la soupe

De par la volonté de très puissant autocrate M. Contance, curé-doyen, les travailleurs des champs devront tous acheter des montres, car ils n’entendront plus, à midi, la cloche sonner la soupe !

1881, L’Anti-Clérical, Grande Fureur de M. Le Curé, page 93

Pendant que les buccins habituels sonnent la soupe pour les légionnaires d’Aquarium ...

1968, René Goscinny, Albert Uderzo, Astérix aux Jeux olympiques, 2B

Le clairon vient de sonner la soupe et les hommes gagnent tranquillement qui la pension des adjudants et des maréchaux des logis chefs, qui la popote des maréchaux des logis et fourriers, qui enfin l’ordinaire de la troupe. Les menus sont évidemment différenciés selon les grades. Les adjudants après une soupe aux pommes de terre, auront du veau en ragoût, des haricots au jus, du poulet rôti. L’ordinaire de la troupe est composé de soupe grasse, de bœuf aux carottes, de macédoine de légumes, de poisson au gratin, de veau rôti.

2004, Jean-Michel Bergougniou, L'affaire des Empoisonneurs


tir de barrage

tir de barrage m (plural tirs de barrage)

(military) barrage fire, barrage (heavy curtain of artillery fire directed in front of one's own troops to screen and protect them)


revenir à la charge

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-revenir à la charge.wav

Literally, “to return to the charge”. Compare Italian tornare alla carica.

(military) to resume combat after being defeated


serrer les rangs

(military) to close ranks (to regroup forces)


sabre au clair

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-sabre au clair.wav

Compare Russian са́бли на́голо (sábli nágolo).

cog

са́бли на́голо

(fencing) with sword drawn (with the sword out of its sheath)


dégât collatéral

fr-noun

dégât collatéral m (plural dégâts collatéraux)

(military, chiefly in the plural) collateral damage (damage to civilian property or civilian casualties that are the unintended result of military operations)


dommage collatéral

dommage collatéral m (plural dommages collatéraux)


écouvillon

→ English: ecouvillon


chargeur automatique

chargeur automatique m (plural chargeurs automatiques)


chausse-trape

(weaponry) caltrop (small, metal object with spikes arranged so that, when thrown onto the ground, one always faces up as a threat to pedestrians, horses, and vehicles)


maître d'armes

maître d’armes m (plural maîtres d’armes)

maître d’ armes (canonical masculine)
maîtres d’armes (plural)

(fencing) fencing master, fencing instructor


en garde ! prêts ? allez !

Translingual: en garde, prêt, aller

English: en garde

en garde !: get in defensive position

prêts ?: are you ready? (Êtes-vous prêts ?)

allez !: go, start (Allez-y !)

(fencing) A three-command start when fencing:


prendre ses quartiers d'hiver

prendre ses quartiers d’ hiver (canonical)

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-prendre ses quartiers d’hiver.wav


avoir quartier libre

(military) to be off duty, to have leave from barracks, to have R&R, to be free


travailler au corps

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-travailler au corps.wav

(transitive, martial arts) to beat up (to assault with repeated blows)


empenne

(archery) fletching (feathers on the tail end an arrow)


empenner

empenner (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
empennant (gerund participle present)
empennant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
empenné (participle past)
empenné (participle past)
empenne (first-person indicative present singular)
empennes (indicative present second-person singular)
empenne (indicative present singular third-person)
empennons (first-person indicative plural present)
empennons (first-person indicative plural present)
empennez (indicative plural present second-person)
empennez (indicative plural present second-person)
empennent (indicative plural present third-person)
empennais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
empennais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
empennais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
empennais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
empennait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
empennait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
empennions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
empennions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
empenniez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
empenniez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
empennaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
empennaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
empennai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
empennai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
empennas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
empennas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
empenna (historic indicative past singular third-person)
empenna (historic indicative past singular third-person)
empennâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
empennâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
empennâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
empennâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
empennèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
empennèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
empennerai (first-person future indicative singular)
empenneras (future indicative second-person singular)
empennera (future indicative singular third-person)
empennerons (first-person future indicative plural)
empennerez (future indicative plural second-person)
empenneront (future indicative plural third-person)
empennerais (conditional first-person singular)
empennerais (conditional second-person singular)
empennerait (conditional singular third-person)
empennerions (conditional first-person plural)
empennerions (conditional first-person plural)
empenneriez (conditional plural second-person)
empenneriez (conditional plural second-person)
empenneraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
empenne (first-person present singular subjunctive)
empennes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
empenne (present singular subjunctive third-person)
empennions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
empennions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
empenniez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
empenniez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
empennent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
empennasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
empennasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
empennasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
empennasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
empennât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
empennât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
empennassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
empennassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
empennassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
empennassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
empennassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
empennassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
empenne (imperative second-person singular)
empennons (first-person imperative plural)
empennons (first-person imperative plural)
empennez (imperative plural second-person)
empennez (imperative plural second-person)

(transitive, archery) to fletch (to attach feathers to an arrow)


sous-munition

bombes à sous-munitions


monter au front

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-monter au front.wav

LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-monter au front.wav


maheutre

Inherited from Old French mahustre (“shoulder”) (12th c.).

inh+

(military, obsolete, by extension) A soldier, especially a Protestant soldier during religious wars.


chasseur de chars

fr-noun

chasseur de chars m (plural chasseurs de chars)

From chasseur (“hunter”) + char (“tank, armoured vehicle”). Literally, “tank hunter”.


DcamC

dessin de camouflage canadien
dessin de camouflage canadien#French

(Canada, military) CADPAT (“Canadian disruption pattern”): Abbreviation of dessin de camouflage canadien.


faire ses classes

LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-faire ses classes.wav

(military) to do one's basic training (somewhere)


corps d'armée

corps d’armée (canonical masculine)
corps d’armée (plural)

général de corps d’armée


agent triple

Coordinate term: agent double


ordre de marche

ordre de marche m (plural ordres de marche)


dissuasion nucléaire

international relations
international relations

(military, international relations) nuclear deterrence


contre torpilleur

contre torpilleur m (plural contres torpilleurs)

(historical, military, nautical, 19th century spelling) Alternative form of contre-torpilleur


commandant en chef

commandant en chef m (plural commandants en chef, feminine commandante en chef)

commandants en chef (plural)
commandante en chef (feminine)

/kɔ.mɑ̃.dɑ̃ ɑ̃ ʃɛf/


maréchal des logis-chef

maréchal des logis-chef m (plural maréchaux des logis-chef)

LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-maréchal des logis-chef.wav

sergeant first class
sergeant first class

(military) staff sergeant (UK), sergeant first class (US)


artillerie légère

artillerie légère f (usually uncountable, plural artilleries légères)

Coordinate term: artillerie lourde


sortir du rang

Near-synonyms: monter en grade, prendre du galon, gagner ses éperons

rise through the ranks
rise through the ranks

(military) to rise from the ranks, to rise through the ranks (to leave the condition of private and become an officer, to rise from a rank-and-file position to a position of command)

(military) to break ranks (to march or charge out of the designated order in a military unit)


gros-cul

(military slang, obsolete) low-quality tobacco, especially the sort formerly issued to soldiers by the French army

(military slang, obsolete) a regulation French army flask with a capacity of two litres


paracommando

From para (clipping of parachutiste) + commando.


CGRI

w:fr:Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique

(military) Initialism of Corps des gardiens de la révolution islamique (“Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps”): IRGC


endivisionner

endivisionner (infinitive)
avoir + past participle (infinitive multiword-construction)
endivisionnant (gerund participle present)
ayant + past participle (gerund multiword-construction participle present)
endivisionné (participle past)
endivisionne (first-person indicative present singular)
endivisionnes (indicative present second-person singular)
endivisionne (indicative present singular third-person)
endivisionnons (first-person indicative plural present)
endivisionnez (indicative plural present second-person)
endivisionnent (indicative plural present third-person)
endivisionnais (first-person imperfect indicative singular)
endivisionnais (imperfect indicative second-person singular)
endivisionnait (imperfect indicative singular third-person)
endivisionnions (first-person imperfect indicative plural)
endivisionniez (imperfect indicative plural second-person)
endivisionnaient (imperfect indicative plural third-person)
endivisionnai (first-person historic indicative past singular)
endivisionnas (historic indicative past second-person singular)
endivisionna (historic indicative past singular third-person)
endivisionnâmes (first-person historic indicative past plural)
endivisionnâtes (historic indicative past plural second-person)
endivisionnèrent (historic indicative past plural third-person)
endivisionnerai (first-person future indicative singular)
endivisionneras (future indicative second-person singular)
endivisionnera (future indicative singular third-person)
endivisionnerons (first-person future indicative plural)
endivisionnerez (future indicative plural second-person)
endivisionneront (future indicative plural third-person)
endivisionnerais (conditional first-person singular)
endivisionnerais (conditional second-person singular)
endivisionnerait (conditional singular third-person)
endivisionnerions (conditional first-person plural)
endivisionneriez (conditional plural second-person)
endivisionneraient (conditional plural third-person)
future of avoir + past participle (future indicative multiword-construction perfect)
conditional of avoir + past participle (conditional multiword-construction perfect)
endivisionne (first-person present singular subjunctive)
endivisionnes (present second-person singular subjunctive)
endivisionne (present singular subjunctive third-person)
endivisionnions (first-person plural present subjunctive)
endivisionniez (plural present second-person subjunctive)
endivisionnent (plural present subjunctive third-person)
endivisionnasse (first-person imperfect singular subjunctive)
endivisionnasses (imperfect second-person singular subjunctive)
endivisionnât (imperfect singular subjunctive third-person)
endivisionnassions (first-person imperfect plural subjunctive)
endivisionnassiez (imperfect plural second-person subjunctive)
endivisionnassent (imperfect plural subjunctive third-person)
endivisionne (imperative second-person singular)
endivisionnons (first-person imperative plural)
endivisionnez (imperative plural second-person)


force opérationnelle

force opérationnelle f (plural forces opérationnelles)


destruction mutuelle assurée

destruction mutuelle assurée f (uncountable)

mutual assured destruction
mutual assured destruction

mutually assured destruction
mutually assured destruction

(military, international relations) mutual assured destruction, mutually assured destruction


équilibre de la terreur

(military, international relations) balance of terror


effectuer ses classes

faire ses classes
faire ses classes#French


officier de liaison

officier de liaison m (plural officiers de liaison)


SEPECAT

(France, UK, military, aviation, historical) Acronym of Société Européenne de Production de l’avion Ecole de Combat et d’Appui Tactique (“European company for the production tactical combat support and training aircraft”).


marin-pompier

marin-pompier m (plural marins-pompiers)

Coordinate term: sapeur-pompier

En ce premier grand week-end de chassé-croisé des vacances d’été, les marins-pompiers de Marseille appellent à la plus grande vigilance et rappellent les précautions essentielles en cette période.

2024 July 10, “En période estivale, le rappel essentiel des bonnes pratiques”, in La Provence, page 10

(France, military) a member of a French marine corps principally concerned with firefighting and search and rescue missions