"caïman" meaning in Français

See caïman in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ka.i.mɑ̃\, ka.i.mɑ̃ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-caïman.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Damian B. (BiblioCanet66)-caïman.wav Forms: caïmans [plural]
  1. Reptile de la sous-famille Caimaninae originaire d’Amérique centrale ou d’Amérique du Sud, proche de l’alligator.
    Sense id: fr-caïman-fr-noun-q4Urqtmq Categories (other): Exemples en français
  2. Agrégé répétiteur à l’École normale supérieure. Tags: slang
    Sense id: fr-caïman-fr-noun-biS3m6U3 Categories (other): Argot scolaire en français, Exemples en français, Français de Côte d’Ivoire Topics: school
  3. Élève très travailleur. → voir caïmanter Tags: slang
    Sense id: fr-caïman-fr-noun-EoHTHyf8 Categories (other): Argot scolaire en français, Français de Côte d’Ivoire Topics: school
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Bois-Caïman, caïmanter Translations: Kaiman [masculine] (Allemand), cayman (Anglais), kaiman (Basque), kaiman (Breton), кайман (kajman) (Bulgare), caiman [masculine] (Catalan), kayiman (Créole haïtien), jiabʉ (Cubeo), kaiman (Danois), caimán [masculine] (Espagnol), kajmano (Espéranto), kaimaani (Finnois), caimán [masculine] (Galicien), kajmán (Hongrois), קיימנים (Hébreu), kaiman (Indonésien), caimano [masculine] (Italien), カイマン (kaiman) (Japonais), akare (Kali’na), кайман (kajman) (Kirghiz), кајман (kajman) (Macédonien), kaiman (Norvégien), kaaiman (Néerlandais), kajman (Polonais), кайман (kajman) (Russe), ariwe (Trio), кайман (kajman) (Ukrainien)

Inflected forms

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  "anagrams": [
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      "word": "Macina"
    },
    {
      "word": "macina"
    },
    {
      "word": "Manica"
    },
    {
      "word": "manica"
    }
  ],
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      "kind": "other",
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      "kind": "other",
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      "kind": "other",
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    },
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Traductions en cubeo",
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      "kind": "other",
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    },
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      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Traductions en kirghiz",
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    },
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      "name": "Traductions en macédonien",
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    },
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      "kind": "other",
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    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
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    {
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      "name": "Français",
      "orig": "français",
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      "orig": "ï en français",
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      "word": "Bois-Caïman"
    },
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      "word": "caïmanter"
    }
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          "text": "Un enseignement d’appoint que nous dispensaient des « agrégés répétiteurs » ou « caïmans », anciens élèves à peine sortants."
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      "lang": "Allemand",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kaiman"
    },
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      "word": "кайман"
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    },
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      "word": "kayiman"
    },
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      "word": "jiabʉ"
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      "word": "kaiman"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "caimán"
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      "lang": "Espéranto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "word": "kajmano"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Finnois",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "word": "kaimaani"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Galicien",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caimán"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Hébreu",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "word": "קיימנים"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Hongrois",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "word": "kajmán"
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    {
      "lang": "Indonésien",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "word": "kaiman"
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      "lang": "Italien",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "caimano"
    },
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      "roman": "kaiman",
      "word": "カイマン"
    },
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      "lang": "Kali’na",
      "lang_code": "car",
      "word": "akare"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Kirghiz",
      "lang_code": "ky",
      "roman": "kajman",
      "word": "кайман"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Macédonien",
      "lang_code": "mk",
      "roman": "kajman",
      "word": "кајман"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Néerlandais",
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      "word": "kaaiman"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norvégien",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "word": "kaiman"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Polonais",
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      "word": "kajman"
    },
    {
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      "roman": "kajman",
      "word": "кайман"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Trio",
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      "word": "ariwe"
    },
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      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "kajman",
      "word": "кайман"
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}
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      "word": "Macina"
    },
    {
      "word": "macina"
    },
    {
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      "word": "manica"
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    "Lemmes en français",
    "Mots en français issus d’un mot en espagnol",
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    "Traductions en danois",
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    "Traductions en finnois",
    "Traductions en galicien",
    "Traductions en hongrois",
    "Traductions en hébreu",
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    },
    {
      "lang": "Basque",
      "lang_code": "eu",
      "word": "kaiman"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Breton",
      "lang_code": "br",
      "word": "kaiman"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Bulgare",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "kajman",
      "word": "кайман"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caiman"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Créole haïtien",
      "lang_code": "ht",
      "word": "kayiman"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Cubeo",
      "lang_code": "cub",
      "word": "jiabʉ"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Danois",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "word": "kaiman"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Espagnol",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caimán"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Espéranto",
      "lang_code": "eo",
      "word": "kajmano"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Finnois",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "word": "kaimaani"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Galicien",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caimán"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Hébreu",
      "lang_code": "he",
      "word": "קיימנים"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Hongrois",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "word": "kajmán"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Indonésien",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "word": "kaiman"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italien",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caimano"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Japonais",
      "lang_code": "ja",
      "roman": "kaiman",
      "word": "カイマン"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Kali’na",
      "lang_code": "car",
      "word": "akare"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Kirghiz",
      "lang_code": "ky",
      "roman": "kajman",
      "word": "кайман"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Macédonien",
      "lang_code": "mk",
      "roman": "kajman",
      "word": "кајман"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Néerlandais",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "word": "kaaiman"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norvégien",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "word": "kaiman"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Polonais",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "word": "kajman"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Russe",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "kajman",
      "word": "кайман"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Trio",
      "lang_code": "tri",
      "word": "ariwe"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Ukrainien",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "kajman",
      "word": "кайман"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caïman"
}

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