What does colonel in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word colonel in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use colonel in French.
The word colonel in French means colonel, colonel's wife, vodka and lemon colonel, colonel general, lieutenant colonel. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word colonel
colonel(grade le plus élevé) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Michel a terminé sa carrière comme colonel dans l'armée de terre. |
colonel's wifenom féminin (vieilli (femme de colonel) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
vodka and lemon colonelnom masculin (boisson vodka-citron) (cocktail, sherbet) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Assise au bar, la femme en rouge buvait un colonel. |
colonel generalnom masculin (grade militaire) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
lieutenant colonelnom masculin (grade militaire) (army) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le lieutenant-colonel est capitaine de frégate dans la marine française. |
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