"nigger" meaning in Anglais

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Noun

IPA: \ˈnɪɡ.ɚ\, \ˈnɪɡ.ə\ Forms: niggers [plural]
  1. Noir, surtout Afro-Américain. Tags: offensive, pejorative, vulgar
    Sense id: fr-nigger-en-noun-eXRDo8hg Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Insultes en anglais, Termes péjoratifs en anglais, Termes vulgaires en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: negro Derived forms: sand nigger, nigga Related terms: African American, Afro-American, Black

Inflected forms

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Lemmes en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Noms communs en anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Anglais",
      "orig": "anglais",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "sand nigger"
    },
    {
      "word": "nigga"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "De negro (« Noir »)."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "niggers",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈnɪɡ.ɚz\\",
        "\\ˈnɪɡ.əz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "notes": [
    "Ce mot est considéré comme l’un des plus racistes et injurieux de la langue anglaise. Il est souvent appelé « the n-word » pour ne pas devoir le citer. Certains Afro-Américains utilisent ce terme (en particulier sous la forme nigga) entre eux, sans connotation péjorative, mais son usage par des non-Noirs reste perçu comme raciste et injurieux."
  ],
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "African American"
    },
    {
      "word": "Afro-American"
    },
    {
      "word": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Exemples en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Insultes en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Termes péjoratifs en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Termes vulgaires en anglais",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, chapitre XV, 1884",
          "text": "It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger; but I done it, and I warn’t ever sorry for it afterwards, neither.",
          "translation": "Cela faisait quinze minutes avant que Je puisse me préparer à Humbler un \"'nègre\"', Mais je l'ai fait, et Je n'avais aucun remord après."
        },
        {
          "ref": "Hotel Rwanda, 2004",
          "text": "You are not even niggers, you are Africans.",
          "translation": "Vous n'êtes même pas des nègres, vous êtes Africains."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Noir, surtout Afro-Américain."
      ],
      "id": "fr-nigger-en-noun-eXRDo8hg",
      "tags": [
        "offensive",
        "pejorative",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈnɪɡ.ɚ\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈnɪɡ.ə\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Royaume-Uni"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "negro"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nigger"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Lemmes en anglais",
    "Noms communs en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "sand nigger"
    },
    {
      "word": "nigga"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "De negro (« Noir »)."
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "niggers",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈnɪɡ.ɚz\\",
        "\\ˈnɪɡ.əz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "notes": [
    "Ce mot est considéré comme l’un des plus racistes et injurieux de la langue anglaise. Il est souvent appelé « the n-word » pour ne pas devoir le citer. Certains Afro-Américains utilisent ce terme (en particulier sous la forme nigga) entre eux, sans connotation péjorative, mais son usage par des non-Noirs reste perçu comme raciste et injurieux."
  ],
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Nom commun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "African American"
    },
    {
      "word": "Afro-American"
    },
    {
      "word": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Exemples en anglais",
        "Insultes en anglais",
        "Termes péjoratifs en anglais",
        "Termes vulgaires en anglais"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, chapitre XV, 1884",
          "text": "It was fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger; but I done it, and I warn’t ever sorry for it afterwards, neither.",
          "translation": "Cela faisait quinze minutes avant que Je puisse me préparer à Humbler un \"'nègre\"', Mais je l'ai fait, et Je n'avais aucun remord après."
        },
        {
          "ref": "Hotel Rwanda, 2004",
          "text": "You are not even niggers, you are Africans.",
          "translation": "Vous n'êtes même pas des nègres, vous êtes Africains."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Noir, surtout Afro-Américain."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "offensive",
        "pejorative",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈnɪɡ.ɚ\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈnɪɡ.ə\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Royaume-Uni"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "negro"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nigger"
}

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