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galère

galère noun: an undesirable, difficult, or burdensome situation.

Noun

galère (plural galères)

  1. (literary, rare) An undesirable, difficult, or burdensome situation.
  2. (broadly) A group of people regarded as troublesome or unwelcome.

Forms of galère

pluralgalères

Origin of galère

Borrowed from French galère, from Latin galea (“galley”). Originally referred to a type of ship, then metaphorically to difficult situations or unpleasant groups of people.

Questions about galère

What does galère mean?
Galère means an undesirable, difficult, or burdensome situation.
What part of speech is galère?
Galère is a noun.
What is the plural of galère?
The plural of galère is galères.

Words near galère in the dictionary

  1. Galápagos sea lions
  2. Galápagos sheepshead wrasse
  3. Galápagos syndrome
  4. Galápagos tortoise
  5. Galápagos tortoises
  6. galère
  7. gam
  8. gam gam
  9. Gam.
  10. gama
  11. gama grass

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