galère
See also: galere and galéré
French
Etymology
From Catalan galera, from Medieval Latin galēra, alternative form of galea, from late Ancient Greek γαλέα (galéa). Compare galée, from Old French, directly from galea.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡa.lɛʁ/
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Noun
galère f (plural galères)
- (nautical) galley (kind of ship)
- Synonym: galée
- (in the plural) torturous forced labor (long done at the oars of state galleys)
- Synonym: bagne
- envoyer aux galères ― send [them] to forced labor
- (by extension, informal) a terrible task, drudge, ordeal
- c'est une galère ― it's a hassle
- oven type
- (historical) mason's cart, for loading building materials
- a group of people having a common interest, esp a coterie of undesirable people
- an unpleasant situation
Derived terms
- galérien m
- vogue la galère
Related terms
- galéasse
Adjective
galère (plural galères)
- (colloquial) difficult; hellish
Verb
galère
- inflection of galérer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “galère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- égaler, gèlera, régale, régalé, regela