corps de garde

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French corps de garde.

Noun

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corps de garde (plural corps de garde)

  1. A body of soldiers stationed on guard.
  2. Their station, a guardhouse.

French

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French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɔʁ də ɡaʁd/
  • Audio (Lyon):(file)

Noun

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corps de garde m (plural corps de garde)

  1. guards, corps de garde (body of soldiers stationed on guard)
  2. guardhouse, guardroom, gatehouse, corps de garde
    chanson de corps de gardebawdy song
    plaisanteries de corps de gardelocker room humor

See also

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