galère

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See also: galere and galéré

French

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Etymology

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From Catalan galera, from Medieval Latin galēra, alternative form of galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea). Compare galée, from Old French, directly from Latin galea.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡa.lɛʁ/
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Noun

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galère f (plural galères)

  1. (nautical) galley (kind of ship)
    Synonym: galée
  2. (in the plural) torturous forced labor (long done at the oars of state galleys)
    Synonym: bagne
    envoyer aux galèressend [them] to forced labor
  3. (by extension, informal) a terrible task, drudge, ordeal, problem
    c’est une galèreit's a hassle
  4. a type of oven
  5. (historical) mason's cart, for loading building materials
  6. a group of people having a common interest, especially a coterie of undesirable people
  7. an unpleasant situation

Derived terms

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Adjective

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galère (plural galères)

  1. (colloquial) difficult; hellish

Verb

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galère

  1. inflection of galérer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

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