What does nègre in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word nègre in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use nègre in French.
The word nègre in French means negro, negro, negro slave, negro, negro, ghost writer, ghostwriter, ghost, speak pidgin + [name of language], pidgin + [name of language], chocolate teacake. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word nègre
negro(insultant, raciste (insulte pour personne noire) (dated, pejorative, offensive!) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
negro, negro slave(péjoratif (esclave noir) (dated, offensive) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Dans cette plantation il y avait plus de cent nègres. There were more than a hundred negroes on this plantation. |
negro(vieilli (personne noire) (dated, offensive) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) « Ce nègre n'était pas un serviteur, c'était un servant, un premier servant, et il servait son maître comme il eût servi sa pièce. » Jules Verne. |
negroadjectif (vieilli (noir de peau) (dated, offensive) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Il avait vu en Afrique plusieurs tribus nègres. In Africa he had seen several Negro tribes. |
ghost writer, ghostwriter, ghostnom masculin (potentiellement insultant (écrivain pour un autre) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) On dit que c'est un nègre qui a écrit son dernier roman ! They say his latest novel was written by a ghostwriter! |
speak pidgin + [name of language]locution verbale (maltraiter la grammaire) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
pidgin + [name of language]nom masculin (langage approximatif) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) C'est du petit-nègre, je ne comprends pas ce qu'il veut dire. |
chocolate teacakenom féminin (confiserie) (UK, equivalent) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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