What does cavalier in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word cavalier in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use cavalier in French.
The word cavalier in French means rider, horserider, partner, dance partner, cavalier, knight, knight, clip, cable clip, jumper, horseman, cavalier, name badge, name tag, go it alone. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word cavalier
rider, horserider(personne à cheval) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ce cavalier est très adroit. This rider is very skilled. |
partner, dance partner(partenaire pour une danse) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Le cavalier de Marie est plutôt séduisant. Marie's dance partner is rather attractive. |
cavalieradjectif (soutenu (sans gêne) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Cette façon de faire est un peu cavalière. This is a bit of a cavalier way of doing things. |
knightnom masculin (Échecs : pièce) (chess) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Son cavalier a mis le roi échec et mat. His knight put the King in checkmate. |
knightnom masculin (Tarot : carte) (Tarot cards) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Son cavalier s'est fait couper par le petit. His knight's score was reduced by the 1 of trump. |
clip, cable clipnom masculin (clou ou attache en forme de U) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il a fixé son câble avec des cavaliers. He attached his cable with clips. |
jumpernom masculin (composant électronique) (Computing) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il faut mettre un cavalier en J5 pour remettre à zéro le BIOS de cet ordinateur. We need to put a jumper in J5 to reset the computer's BIOS. |
horsemannom masculin (soldat à cheval) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
cavaliernom masculin (Histoire britannique : royaliste) (historical, often capitalized) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
name badge, name tagnom masculin (petit support pour écrire un nom) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
go it alone(agir seul) (colloquial) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Il ne se joint pas à nous, il préfère faire cavalier seul. |
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