cadre

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Derived terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French cadre, from Italian quadro (“‘square’”), from Latin quadrum, from quatuor (“‘four’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɑː.də/, /ˈkɑː.dɹə/
• (US) IPA: /ˈkæd.ɹi/, /ˈkɑ.dɹi/, /ˈkɑ.dɹeɪ/

[edit] Noun

cadre (plural cadres)

1. A frame or framework.
2. (military) The framework or skeleton upon which a regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff.
3. The core of a managing group.
   • 2006, Financial Times, China airbrushes Chen

     Party cadres must guard against the temptations of power, money and sex.

[edit] Translations

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[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /kɑdʀ/

[edit] Noun

cadre m. (plural cadres)

1. The frame of a door or picture.
2. The backbone of an organization.
3. An imprinted box on a page.
4. An executive.
5. The scope or framework.
6. A list of military officers

[edit] Derived terms

• cadrage
• cadrer
• dans le cadre de...