What does ban in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word ban in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ban in French.

The word ban in French means round of applause, cheer, drum roll, banns, banishment, exile, convocation of vassals, be excluded from, ostracize. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ban

round of applause, cheer

nom masculin (familier (ovation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La foule offre un ban aux champions.
The crowd gives the champions a round of applause.

drum roll

nom masculin (roulement de tambour)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a toujours une ouverture de ban avant une remise de décoration.
There is always a drum roll before a medal is awarded.

banns

nom masculin pluriel (annonce de mariage)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les bans viennent d'être publiés.
The banns have just been published.

banishment, exile

nom masculin (exil) (from a country)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La famille sans papier a été mise au ban.
The family without papers was sent into exile.

convocation of vassals

nom masculin (réunion de vassaux) (archaic)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le seigneur a réuni ses vassaux dans son château pour son ban annuel.
The lord held his annual convocation of vassals in his castle.

be excluded from

locution verbale (être exclu, jugé indigne)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Les marginaux sont souvent au ban de la société.

ostracize

locution verbale (rejeter, banir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Les chevaliers qui ne respectaient pas le code de la chevalerie étaient mis au ban de la société. On vous mettra au ban de la société pour une telle avanie !

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