"flanchard" meaning in Français

See flanchard in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: \flɑ̃.ʃaʁ\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-flanchard.wav Forms: flanchards [plural, masculine], flancharde [singular, feminine], flanchardes [plural, feminine]
  1. Qui manque de courage, de détermination, lorsqu’il faut agir. Tags: slang
    Sense id: fr-flanchard-fr-adj-Z5RdRGw5 Categories (other): Exemples en français, Termes argotiques en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pétochard Synonyms (argot): trouillard Synonyms (plus soutenu): timoré

Noun

IPA: \flɑ̃.ʃaʁ\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-flanchard.wav Forms: flanchards [plural], flancharde [feminine]
  1. Personne qui manque de courage, de détermination, lorsqu’il faut agir. Tags: slang
    Sense id: fr-flanchard-fr-noun-oaAaGv4l Categories (other): Exemples en français, Termes argotiques en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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