What does berger in French mean?

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

The word berger in French means shepherd, herdsman, shepherd, sheepdog, pastis, white pastis, German shepherd, Pyrenean Mountain Dog, Shetland sheepdog, sheepdog, Venus. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word berger

shepherd, herdsman

(gardien de troupeau) (male)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le berger veille souvent sur les brebis avec un chien.
The shepherd often watches over his sheep with a dog.

shepherd

nom masculin (figuré (guide) (figurative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les pasteurs sont les bergers de leurs ouailles.
Church ministers are shepherds to their flocks.

sheepdog

nom masculin (race de chien)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je n'aime pas trop les bergers allemands.
ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. After WWI, German Shepherds were called Alsatians in the UK.

pastis, white pastis

nom masculin (® (apéritif anisé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
- Qu'est-ce tu prends en apéritif ? - Un Berger, s'il te plaît !
"What would you like as an aperitif?" "A white pastis, please!"

German shepherd

nom masculin (race de chien) (dog breed)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Quand je me promène avec mon berger allemand, personne ne vient m'embêter !
When I am out walking my German shepherd nobody bothers me!

Pyrenean Mountain Dog

nom masculin (chien) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le berger des Pyrénées ne doit pas être confondu avec le patou, chien de montagne.

Shetland sheepdog

nom masculin (race de chien) (dog breed)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sheepdog

nom masculin (chien gardien de troupeau) (dog breed)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Venus

nom féminin (Vénus, étoile du nord) (planet)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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