What does brigadier in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word brigadier in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use brigadier in French.
The word brigadier in French means corporal, team leader, brigadier general, baton, staff, lollipop man, lollipop lady, sergeant, brigadier general. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word brigadier
corporalnom masculin (caporal de cavalerie) (military rank) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il vient de s'engager dans la cavalerie, il est brigadier. |
team leadernom masculin (responsable d'une équipe) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Martin est brigadier dans ce grand restaurant. |
brigadier generalnom masculin (familier (général de brigade) (military rank) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ce soir, il y a une cérémonie en l'honneur du nouveau brigadier. |
baton, staffnom masculin (bâton de théâtre) (Theatre) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Les trois coups de brigadier signalent le début de la représentation. |
lollipop man, lollipop ladynom masculin (Can ([qqn] aidant les enfants à traverser) (UK, colloquial) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il y a un brigadier tous les matins et tous les soirs devant cette école. |
sergeantnom masculin (grade militaire) (military rank) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Simple gendarme, il a été promu brigadier-chef. |
brigadier generalnom masculin (Can (grade militaire) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le brigadier-général est un grade militaire de certaines armées. |
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