consigne

See also: consigné

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

French consignerdeverb.

French consignebor.

English consigne

Borrowed from French consigne.

Noun

consigne (plural consignes)

1. (military) A countersign or watchword.

References

• “consigne”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• cosening

French

Etymology

Deverbal from consigner.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ̃.siɲ/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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Noun

consigne f (plural consignes)

1. orders, instructions
   • 1943, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, chapter XIV, in Le petit prince [The Little Prince], New York: Reynal & Hitchcock:

     Lorsqu’il aborda la planète il salua respectueusement l’allumeur :
     « Bonjour. Pourquoi viens-tu d’éteindre ton réverbère ?
     — C’est la consigne, répondit l’allumeur. Bonjour.
     — Qu’est-ce que la consigne ?
     — C’est d’éteindre mon réverbère. Bonsoir. »
     Et il le ralluma.

     When he arrived on the planet he respectfully saluted the lamplighter.
     "Good morning. Why have you just put out your lamp?"
     "Those are the orders," replied the lamplighter. "Good morning."
     "What are the orders?"
     "The orders are that I put out my lamp. Good evening."
     And he lighted his lamp again.

2. bottle deposit
3. baggage locker, luggage locker (in an airport, railway station, etc.)

   Il n'y a pas de consignes à bagages dans cet aéroport.

   There is no left-luggage office at this airport.

Further reading

• “consigne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Portuguese

Verb

consigne

1. inflection of consignar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

consigne

1. inflection of consignar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative